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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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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.

Yellow Flower Moon – August

Thoreau noticed how many of the flowers of August and September resemble the beaming sun. So did the Osage Indians of this area, who named the moon for this observation.

“Yellow is very definitely the color of August; even the bluestem seems gold-washed at a distance, especially when blooming. Thought thistles and other flowers are the pastel blue and lavender, the sunflowers and the prairie goldenrods are glowing yellow. Yellow butterflies predominate, and the brilliant yellow goldfinch comes to the ridges to tear at the thistle and to find something in the hear of the sunflower.” -The Osages, p. 109, by John Joseph Mathews

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Kansas Area Watershed Council
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University of Kansas Student Farm
Sustainability Action Network
Planet Drum Foundation
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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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