Northeast Regional Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
2011 Penn State Soil Judging Team. Back row, L-R: Kyle Medash, Jess Thomas, John Driscoll, Kristen Kyler. Front Row, L-R: Brittany Fabin, April Doroski, Katie Clark.
A colorful composition.
April hard at work.
Brittany in a contest pit.
Donald Parizek helping run the contest (NRCS Connecticut)
Example contest pit.
Front, Dr. Drohan; Back, L-R, Kristen Kyler, Kyle Medash, Jess Thomas, Brittany Fabin, April Doroski, Mike Marsicano, Katie Clark and John Driscoll.
Jess headed to her last pit.
John getting ready to go back into a contest pit.
John (left) and Kyle (right) are really, really excited. Trust us.
Katie calling horizons.
Kristen, Jess, and April (Team B, 1st in Group Judging).
Kristen glad to be done.
Penn State working past dark. (Jim Turrene photo).
Rhode Island inceptisol on a drumlin near Jamestown.
Secret codes for pit notation (Mike Marsicano, graduate student coach).
The pits were exhausting in Rhode Island.