Constitution Grove
Constitution Grove is a private 50,000 acres (200 km2) white oak forest in Naval Support Activity Crane, near Bloomington, Indiana. It is dedicated to supplying timber to maintain the one remaining commissioned wooden sailing ship in the US Navy, the USS Constitution. The sailing frigate was built of primarily white oak in 1797. Constitution Grove is not only protected for the white oak trees, but also for the biological diversity an oak forest provides, including the wildlife that live there. Three Navy civilian foresters help maintain the wood and ensure that no tree removed from the ecosystem will have an adverse effect on the grove's biodiversity. The base also supplies oak trees to help maintain the US Navy's only wooden commissioned sailing ship.[1]
Constitution Grove is located in the Naval Support Activity Crane, the third largest naval installation in the world by geographic area and employs approximately 3,300 people. The principal tenant is the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The base is 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Bloomington, Indiana, or over 750 miles (1,200 km) from the nearest saltwater. It was built originally as a navy ordnance center in 1941. Now it provides a wide range of high-tech design and engineering services.
In 2017, 35 trees from the grove were selected to be harvested to replace rotting hull planks of USS Constitution.
References
- ↑ "Constitution Grove -- the Navy's White Oak Forest on a High Tech Base". Old Salt Blog. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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