Yesterday my Forest Ecology lab was held in Black Rock Forest, where we measured every tagged seedling (recording its species, height, and diameter) and counted and identified every untagged seedling over 10cm in height. In 75x75m plots. In very very cold weather with too few layers on. I was frozen to the core (when I got home, bundling up and then taking a very long hot shower didn't even begin to thaw me out) but I got to appreciate the amazing fall foliage and be witness to the beauty of the changing Earth. So, for that I am grateful.

We saw this sweet little baby keeping himself warm underneath the leaf litter, snuggling up against a mushroom.


-Camille