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July 2 – 8, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 3, 2018, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bats, beebalm, blackeyed susan, butterfly milkweed, compassplant, coreopsis, culver's root, elderberry, gray coneflower, Kansas dogwood, lead plant, osage orange, prairie clover, slender mountain mint, sumac, Sycamore. Leave a comment

June 25 – July 1, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 24, 2018, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, bullfrog, butterfly milkweed, chickory, common milkweed, coreopsis, cricket, culver's root, daisy fleabane, dogbane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elm leaf aphid, fritillary, Full Moon, gray coneflower, green milkweed, lead plant, milkweed tussock moth caterpillar, monarch, mullein, oxeye daisy, prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, skunk bush, Sullivant's milkweed, sumac berry, white sweet clover, wild blackberry, wild raspberr, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 18 – 24, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 17, 2018, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackberry, bluegrass, butterfly milkweed, coreopsis, cottonwood, deer antlers, deptford pink, dogwood, dragonfly, echinacea, elderberry, fescue, gray headed coneflower, Johnsongrasss, lead plant, lightning bug, mars, mulberry, new jersey tea, orchardgrass, poison hemlock, raspberry, rolypoly, sensitivebrier, slender mountain mint, sumac, summer solstice, timothy, tree frog, walnut, white prairie clover, wild white indigo. Leave a comment

October 2 – 8, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 1, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged acorns, aster, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, beebalm, Douglas County State Lake, ducks, eastern arboreal orb weaver spider, Fitch Natural History Preserve, goldenrods, Hank Guarisco, honey locust seed pod, Illinios bundle flower, Kaw levee trail, milkweed seeds, oxeye daisy, Pitcher's sage, prairie grass seed, Prairie Park Nature Center, rabbitsfoot lespedeza, red-winged blackbird, seagull, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, sunflowers, walnut, Wells Overlook, yarrow. Leave a comment

July 31 – Aug. 6, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 30, 2017, in August, July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, compasplant, daisy fleabane, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinios bundle flower, ironweed, Perseid meteor shower, silphium, slender mountain mint, sweet coneflower, Vinland Fair, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 24 – 30, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 23, 2017, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, beetle, cicada, cicada killer, compass plant, cricket, daisy fleabane, dragonflies, fawn, fox, gayfeather, goldenrods, gray headed coneflower, ironweed, katydid, lacewings, oxeye daisy, perennial sunflowers, prairie grasses, slender mountain mint, snake, sweet coneflower, total solar eclipse, tree frog, whole leafed rosinweed, whorled milkweed, yarrow. Leave a comment

July 17 – 23, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 18, 2017, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackberry, compass plant, daisy fleabane, dragonfly, elderberry, gayfeather, gooseberries, gray coneflower, green lacewing, ironwood, Liatris, oxeye daisy, rattlesnake master, slender mountain mint, solar eclipse, spider mite, stiff sunflower, sweet coneflower, wasp, yarrow. Leave a 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.

Kaw Valley Almanac

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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