Clay Robinson

Clay, of the earth. My profession? Soil science. My alter-ego? Dr. Dirt. Soil is the foundation of ecosystems, life, and culture ... and soil is fragile

[Clay Robinson @DrD_SoilStuff]

Collaborative soil painting: template provided by Kirsten Kurtz, painted by members and attendees of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2022 annual meeting.
#acs2022 #acsmeeting @ Baltimore Convention Center https://t.co/W8aYgaHGTu

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Judith Klausner
Communicating Science through Art
#acs2022 https://t.co/ZMwvytcUE2

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From the keynote address: 2022 Agronomy -Crop-Soils Annual Meeting
#acs2022
Related quote: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1983
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts." https://t.co/WPSGX3j0cf

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Just posted a photo @ Donley County, Texas https://t.co/R2zS3VKJ7l

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Just posted a photo @ Clarendon, Texas https://t.co/CP6d6QBqzf

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Funnel spiderweb: funnel weavers - family Agelenidae. The spider was not available, so no definite ID. @ Clarendon, Texas https://t.co/fAjXz3B1hU

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On the other end of the watering spectrum - in a field of buffalograss and blue grama, never irrigated.
Couldn't find the type in a quick search. @ Clarendon, Texas https://t.co/gVGTAdFnqG

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/gPDRdqH9Ry

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Just posted a photo @ Clarendon, Texas https://t.co/vSIxQL7wYc

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You know you're in a drought when ...
the Bermudagrass (introduced, warm-season perennial) concedes to buffalograss (native, warm-season perennial) @ Clarendon, Texas https://t.co/czM5nlV2rO

[Scientific American @sciam]

The searing “megadrought” that has gripped the southwest U.S. for more than two decades is the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200 years. The region hasn’t seen a more severe drought since the start of the scientific record around the year 800. https://t.co/64YQcr69Sy

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Proverbs 25:25
"Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land."
The names and places and events have changed since 1983, but the desire expressed in this Anne Murray song is maybe even more tangible.
https://t.co/qtgfXsxV0O

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Add your name: Protect Apache holy site from Resolution Copper: https://t.co/A6kVff7PlW @moveon #SaveOakFlat #PoorPeoplesCampaign https://t.co/sOqN3w2RSI

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Truth

[Mandy Patinkin @PatinkinMandy]

My thoughts:
#GOTV #Debates2020

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@bcpool @TracesofTexas Indeed!

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Know Soil to Know Life - because without it there is no life.

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

There are 12 recognized soil orders in the world. Of these, the state of Texas has nine. There are more than 1,300 soil series in Texas, & each series is classified in one of these nine soil orders. 7 are shown on this map. The other 2 are not shown because they are very small.

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So, the Mississippi election commissioner places "The blacks" and "People" in different categories! Systemic injustice and racism is alive and thriving in many places - openly and blatantly in some.

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Seen while gardening.
Camouflage is as effective for protection as for sneak attacks.
The spider is difficult to see - blends in perfectly with the surroundings. It is easier to see it when it moves. The close-up… https://t.co/XZT79WSvf1

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@mdransom Just a poultry peck at a profile

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Eroded Mollisol from the top down. Before more than a century of inversion tillage and corn-soybean production, the dark colors in this tallgrass prairie soil probably extended beyond 60 cm until erosion carried all… https://t.co/73Mce6biTp