Citizen Scientist Sandi

I am so excited to be a citizen scientist with the Climate Stakeholders! It is an incredible luxury to spend a week in the woods collecting data that will be used to examine climate change in our area. I have been at this for three days now and I'm beginning to see how doing this work increases my perspective to what is actually at stake here. I don't allow myself much time for reflection on what it is I value about the environment. Being in the forest and working with other stakeholders seems to demand my attention to detail regarding what is in the forest - in the treetops, on the trunks, on the ground, below the ground - there is a lot going on! It goes back to the luxury and leisure to have the time to be deeply involved in the forest. The added bonus is the energy I receive from the other members of the team. This whole thing makes me believe that we can make a difference in climate change - YES WE CAN!!

Sandi