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October 19 – 25, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 19, 2020, in Prairie and tagged deer rutting, fall colors, fall migration. Leave a comment

October 12 – 18, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 11, 2020, in Prairie and tagged fall migration, mars. Leave a comment

October 5 – 11, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 4, 2020, in Prairie and tagged fall colors. Leave a comment

September 28 – October 4, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 28, 2020, in Prairie and tagged migratory birds, monarch migration. Leave a comment

September 21 – 27, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 20, 2020, in Prairie and tagged asters, fall equinox, goldenrods, Pitcher's sage, silphium, sunflowers. Leave a comment

September 14 – 20, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bidens, woolly bear caterpillar, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

September 7 – 13, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 6, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bidens, fall thistle, goldenrods, ragweed, shorter day, sunflowers, walking stick. Leave a comment

August 31 – Sept. 6, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 30, 2020, in Prairie and tagged cicada, cup flower, grasshopper, summer mushrooms. Leave a comment

August 24 – 30, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 24, 2020, in Prairie and tagged ducks, nightrhawk, poke, turkey vulture. Leave a comment

August 17 – 23, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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Twelve Years of Wild Douglas County!

If you like the weekly posts of Kaw Valley Almanac, you might be interested in purchasing a compilation of these kinds of posts that Ken Lassman has put together into a book, along with essays on the land and the ecosystems of the area. This book was designed not to be just another coffee table book full of pictures; rather it was designed to be used as a guide to accompany you when you take your treks outdoors to observe nature first hand. You can get this book at a number of local bookstores or order it here for $15 + $2 shipping (regular price: $20). Click here to purchase your copy via Paypal.

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Ken Lassman has been keeping this almanac for over a decade, He invites you to share your observations and photos in the comments section. You can find his book Wild Douglas County at The Raven Bookstore and The Community Mercantile in Lawrence.

Deer Hiding Moon: September


The local Osage tribes called it “Deer Hiding Moon,” a time when bucks in this area are very reclusive while they finish growing antlers for the upcoming mating season. Even though they are hard to find, it is worth trying to spot a buck through binoculars this time of year to witness the softness of their antlers before they scrape off the felt to prepare for mating season.


September is the month of the autumnal equinox, mirroring March as the time of greatest daily change in the length of the day and the fastest movement of the point of sunset and sunrise on the horizon. Because of this, the word “equinox,” or equal day and night is somewhat of a misnomer because of the rapid daily changes that happen more quickly than any other time of year. Gardener/naturalist Sara Stein calls the fall the great planting time for nature. The seeds developed by the summer rains are themselves raining directly down on to the ground or coming into contact indirectly through the intestines of animals who have consumed their fruity coatings, giving them a ride and then depositing them along with some rich fertilizer for spring. Now is also the perfect time to visit some CRP native grass plantings or ungrazed native prairie to see how it is really taller than you are and how easy it would be to get lost in it.


Seeing the huge diamond of the square of Pegasus constellation rising in the east is a sure sign of fall and one of my favorite things about this time of year. The crisp, clear autumn weather is perfect for finding the northern corner of Pegasus wherre the constellation of Andromeda is located and seeing if you can see the Andromeda galaxy with your naked eye. The light from the Andromeda galaxy is the oldest light your eye can see without a telescope, having left the millions of stars in that galaxy over 2.2 million years ago.

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