M.C. Ricker 🐲
@MuckDragon
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I'm a soil scientist that specializes in land use impacts to #soils and #wetlands. Associate Professor, NC State University @CropAndSoil
Joined February 2018
After a Wetlands Ecology lecture I decided to join the Twitter machine. I was going to use the "handle" of MuckyPeat, but it was taken! So #MuckDragon was born. Long story short, a "MuckDragon" is a made up slang term for snapping turtle...
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Little upland alluvium in Skipwith, VA. Contact with residuum at 106 cm. Nice E horizon.
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NC State qualified for national soil judging last week. I didn’t get to bed until 3 am last Friday, hence the late tweet. We had the #1, 3, and 4 judgers. Congrats to the team!
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This picture of me in the field is from 14 ish years ago. I remember hiking miles into swamps like this with 1 other person, 3 days a week for an entire summer to sample soils. The fun times, where "MuckDragon" grew stronger. 😉
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Soil judging is in KY this October. Talked about fragipans (and by extension, loess) for about an hour. Was reminded of this gem students @murphyc1928 ? made after our first contest at WKY.
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@Soilhub Soil judging, major emphasis for teaching by week before travel to contest. Do this every semester. Hope all is well Mike!
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As of today, I am officially an Associate Professor with tenure. That is all.
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Sauce Piquante, Cajun recipe I learned about last week in Louisiana. 😁
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Out here judging soils in Iowa for the national contest. Go pack.
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RT @SportsCenter: This is the first time that NC State has ever had its men's and women's teams reach the Final Four in the same year 😤 @…
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Is this X "Formerly Known as Twitter" shit still on? Testing, one two, one two, anyone out there? Hey, check. Check. CHECK! HEY! HEEEEEYYYY!🤷♂️
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RT @Schwarzenegger: Every minute with him - on set and off - was pure joy. He was the type of friend who pushes you to be your best just to…
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