Inhabitat: A TreeHouse Grows on Governors Island

If you (like me) are a New Yorker who has been deprived of cool outdoorsy stuff like treehouses your whole life, here is your chance to get in on some good old arboreal home action! When we last saw him, artist Benjamin Jones was asking everyone on the interwebs to make his dream of constructing a sustainable treehouse on Governors Island a reality. Well guess what popped up there just a few weeks ago? Click through our gallery to see the pics Benjamin was kind enough to send us and read on to find out about the PAZainting Picnic Party that will be held this weekend to add some color to complete this branch-enveloped masterpiece.

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