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- Living root bridges in Nongriat illage, Meghalaya, IndiaVery little is known about northeast India's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/extraordinary-living-bridges-are-made-of-growing-roots-and-vines/" target="_blank">extraordinary living root bridges</a>. Up to 500-years-old and 150-feet-long, these manmade jungle structures are created by manipulating the malleable roots of young Indian Rubber Trees, according to Patrick Rogers of the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/9b6gxmbv" target="_blank">Living Root Bridge Project</a>. While we know they are engineered by the War Khasi and War Jaintia people of Meghalaya state, nobody knows much about their origin, geographic span, when they were first conceived or by whom. Or how many there are. Rogers aims to fix that - before they disappear.1
- Living Root Bridge Project by Patrick RogersSome of northeast India's living root bridges soar dozens of feet above the ground.2
- Living Root Bridge Project by Patrick RogersThe root bridges are alive; they are created by twisting and other guiding the young and supple roots of rubber trees.3
- Living Root Bridge Project by Patrick RogersThey can be as long as 150-feet and are up to 500-years-old.4
- Living Root Bridge Project by Patrick RogersRogers aims to return to the jungle to locate, map, measure and photograph existing bridges that are hidden from view.5
- Living Root Bridge Project by Patrick RogersBy founding the Living Root Bridge Project, Rogers hopes to draw attention to local communities so they can benefit from their natural and cultural heritage.6