http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2883 Stephanie Gerson Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:08:40 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2883 stunning. I'd thought of something like this for a yearly calendar (e.g. a circle of flowers that bloom consecutively for each month of the year; of course I live in the Bay Area ;) but I'd never considered something like this. wow. WOW. stunning. I’d thought of something like this for a yearly calendar (e.g. a circle of flowers that bloom consecutively for each month of the year; of course I live in the Bay Area ;) but I’d never considered something like this. wow. WOW.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2849 Joel Thomas Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:09:02 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2849 Beautiful idea! Possibly species could be selected such that a few could be left at the starting point so that at 1000 yrs an example of millenium survivors might remain standing. Beautiful idea! Possibly species could be selected such that a few could be left at the starting point so that at 1000 yrs an example of millenium survivors might remain standing.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2842 David Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:26:24 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/07/1000-year-clock-of-planted-trees/#comment-2842 What a fascinating project! A great companion to the 10,000 Year Clock. I notice in their proposal they mention that after the first 1000 years the trees will begin their return trip. Now that's a slow pendulum! What a fascinating project! A great companion to the 10,000 Year Clock. I notice in their proposal they mention that after the first 1000 years the trees will begin their return trip. Now that’s a slow pendulum!

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