MOSS Day 3

Hello Families,

Today was a wonderful day at MOSS!  We started the day with a mid-week crew meeting to revisit our individual and crew goals.  After our crew activities we prepped for the fieldwork and hit the trail.  Each group sampled 5 plots (each plot is 2,500 sq feet), and as a total crew we sampled 35 plots today.  What was really impressive to me was that every single crew member was effectively collaborating and working through challenges.  The weather wasn’t quite as bad as yesterday, but we still had to work through some snowy conditions.  There was a really wonderful moment today where we were all spread out at one of the research sites.  It was pretty cold and snowing, but all I could see and hear were our young scientists hard at work (and enjoying it).  After a couple hours of sustained work there was a break in the clouds and when the sun came out, all I could here were the sounds of whoops and yays echoing through the forest.  This lasted for about 10 seconds, and when the sun went away, they all got right back to work!  I thought about that moment for a little while and what I realized was that these kids were completely invested in what they were doing, had a moment of thankfulness for the sunshine, and then had the responsibility to get back to work.  I think this is a wonderful example of crew and grit!