I was sent this beautiful video by my fellow web explorer Delia. This is a magic example of how, with a little observation, one can come up with solutions of working with nature instead of trying to control with brute force. This family tradition takes place in the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion of Northeast India. They get large amounts of rain so normal bridge constructions would be destroyed when the river level rises. So a local man had the idea of planting a fig tree and using it’s growing roots to create a resistant weave and build living bridges.