How to Use Growing Moss to Navigate

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is John Stewart and this is how to use moss to find your direction. Most of the time when you get lost, you can easily look for moss. Moss grows in several different places, but the place you want to look for is on the base of trees. If you can find some moist, damp forest areas where it's really cool, muggy and stuff like that, you'll definitely find moss growing. Look at the base of trees and the moss is going to be growing on the roots and about up to three feet on the base of the trees. You'll notice that when you look around the tree it's only growing on one side. And that's the south side, it never grows on the northern side of the tree. This is because it doesn't get the light and the other things that it needs, and nutrients normally flow to the south. So you've got to find the south side of the tree, and just look for moss, and you'll be able to find your way and go north, south, east, or west at that point. So if you can find a tree and in a cool, muggy area, look for moss and that will be able to help you point your direction. And this is how to use moss at the base of a tree to find your directions."