Much work is involved with these white oak trees before they can be placed on the Constitution. They must be harvested, milled, shaped and then transported to Boston. The final step is installation.
In addition, there is only a limited time slot for harvesting the trees because the NSA Crane forest is home for the endangered Indiana bat.
The forest now has 150 GPS-located mature white oaks set aside for future use on the USS Constitution.
The white oak lumber will be used to replace deteriorated hull planking and support structures called knees. White oak is the same king of wood used originally.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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