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January 29 – February 4, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 28, 2018, in February, January, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged coyote, crow, dove, ducks, eagle, eaver, geese, gull, hawk, kingfisher, meadowlark, nests, owl, packrat, sap tapping, snowdrops, sparrow, squirrel, total lunar eclipse, winter flock, winter hiking, woodpecker. Leave a comment

January 22 – 28, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 21, 2018, in January, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, compass plant, cottontail rabbit, elm, Kaw River, Lawrence Public Library, maple, sap tapping. Leave a comment

January 15 – 21, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 14, 2018, in January, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker/Wakarusa Wetlands, beaver, Eagles Day, insects, mice, opossum, packrat, rabbit, red fox, shrew, spiders, wood rat, woodpecker. Leave a comment

January 8 – 14, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 7, 2018, in January, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, broomsedge, Cornell, ducks, feederwatch.org, ice, owl, Prairie, raptor, robins, snowy owl, tree identification. Leave a comment

January 1 – 7, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 1, 2018, in January, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bald eagle, beetle, Bowersock dam, cricket, dove, grasshopper, hackberry, honeysuckle, junco, moth, osage orange, pack rat, robin, squirrel, sunflower seed. 1 Comment

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Ten Years of Wild Douglas County!

Welcome to 10 years of Ken’s book Wild Douglas County. To celebrate, he’ll be sharing special events during the coming year, and you can also buy a signed copy of the book for a celebratory price of $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.

Little Flower Killing Moon: May

This month is so called by the Osage Indians of the area for the transition from the short statured flowers of April to the taller flowers that keep up with the growing prairie grasses. The shorter pre-vernal flowers like prairie violets, star-eyed grass, buttercups and lousewort on the prairie finish up and go to seed, being replaced by taller flowers such as yarrow, daisy fleabane and larkspur. In the woodland, the “killing” is even more dramatic, as early spring beauties, dutchman’s breeches, cutleaf toothwort, rue anemone and the like finish up and pretty much disappear under the closed canopy of tree leaves and thick shrubbery, with virtually no woodland flowers replacing them until mid-late summer composites make their way back into the woods.

Part of our annual seasonal progression this month is increasing severe weather as the warming, moist air flows in from the south, pushed violently up and out of the way by waves of colder air from the north and west. Also, in addition to plentiful plants and many young animals of all stripes this time of year, people living here have been planting their gardens this time of year for at least 4,000 years. Tap into this wonderful tradition as a way to connect with the incredible fertility of this land.

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Kaw Valley Links

Kansas Area Watershed Council
Kansas Birding Listserv
University of Kansas Student Farm
Sustainability Action Network
Planet Drum Foundation
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Poet Laureate blog
Kansas Land Trust
Alliance for Wild Ethics
Heartland All Species Foundation
Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour
Community Mercantile Educational Foundation
National Academies of Science information about climate change
Earth Observatory Feature: The Carbon Cycle
Rolling Prairie Alliance

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