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August 28 – September 3, 2023 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 27, 2023, in Prairie and tagged big bluestem, crickets, dragonfly, euphorbia corollata, ground bees, indian grass, perennial sunflower, purpletop grass, ragweed, solitary bees, swamp milkweed, sweat bee, sweet coneflower. Leave a comment

July 27 – August 2, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 26, 2020, in Prairie and tagged big bluestem, chigger, damselfly, dragonfly, Illinois bundleflower, indiangrass, lead plant, little bluestem, moonlit night, purple prairie flower, rabbitsfoot lespedeza, sensitivebrier, showy, spiderwebs, sticktite seeds, switchgrass, tick, white prairie clover, widow skimmer. Leave a comment

September 2 – 8, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 2, 2019, in Prairie and tagged annual sunflower, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, big bluestem, boneset, Canada wild rye, deer, eastern gamagrass, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, gentian, goldenrods, Grassland Heritage Foundation, hillside springs, indian grass, ironweed, Jayhawk Audubon Society, lady's tresses, monarch butterfly, perennial sunflowers, Pitcher's sage, ragweed, russian thistle, sericea lespedeza, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, sloughgrass, snow on the mountain, swamp milkweed, switchgrass. Leave a comment

August 26 – Sept. 1, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 25, 2019, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged acorn, big bluestem, blackbird migration, boneset, croton, dew, euphorbia corollata, euphorbia cyathophora, fall thistles, fog, gentian, goldenrods, hedge apples, perennial sunflowers, Pitcher's sage, purpletop, seed collecting, snow-on-the-mountain, spiderwebs, swamp milkweed, walnut. Leave a comment

July 22 – 28, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 21, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, beetles, big bluestem, blackeyed susan, butterfly milkweed, chigger, cicada killer, compassplant, coreopsis, deer, dragonfly, euphorbia corollata, field mint, fox, foxtail, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, katydid, lacewing, lightning bug, little bluestem, purple prairie clover, rabbit, rattlesnakemaster, rush, sedge, showy partridge pea, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, snake, summer mushrooms, tick, tick trefoil, tree frogs, turtle, virginia wild rye, whorled milkweed, wild alfalfa, wild petunia. Leave a comment

August 27 – September 2, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 26, 2018, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged acorn, bidens, big bluestem, euphorbia corollata, fog, giant ragweed, hedge apples, insect calls, jerusalem artichoke, mare's tail, maximilian sunflower, Pitcher's sage, purple thistle, sawtooth sunflower, sideoats grama, spider web, switchgrass, Sycamore, western ragweed. Leave a comment

August 7 – 13, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 6, 2017, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, big bluestem, cattails, cicada, compass plant, cordgrass, duckweed, gall, gayfeather, gray headed coneflower, indiangrass, katydid, lotus blossom, sawtooth sunflower, slender mountain mint, solar eclipse, summer mushrooms, sweet coneflower, switchgrass, tree frog, whole leafed rosinweed, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 10 – 16, 2017 Kaaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 9, 2017, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aphid, ashy sunflower, beebalm, big bluestem, black-eyed susan, blackeyed susan, butterfly milkweed, compass plant, daisy fleabane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elderberry, gayfeather, gooseberry, gray coneflower, lead plant, prairie clover, rattlesnake master, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, switchgrass, yarrow. Leave a comment

September 5 – 11, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 4, 2016, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged annual sunflower, bidens, big bluestem, blackbird, bone, box elder beetle, cicada, crick, daddy longlegs, fall thistle, false boneset, gentian, goldenrod, gossamer, katydid, milkweed, nighthawk, perennial sunflower, Pitcher's sage, tree frog. 1 Comment

July 25 – 31, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 24, 2016, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged big bluestem, black-eyed susan, brown eyed susan, cicada, compassplant, cricket, fairy ring mushroom, foxtail, gayfeather, gray coneflower, heat lightning, katydid, lightning bug, little bluestem, praying manid, queen anne's lace, rush, sedge, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, St. John's wort, stiff sunflower, thunder. Leave a comment

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Sixteen 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.

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 in Lawrence.

Planting Moon: April

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.

April days continue to lengthen, and it’s a good thing since almost every form of life is in high gear, nesting or birthing or blooming or leafing out or emerging from the mud. Mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians have their birthing/hatching in the spring because food is available once again so the race to grow, survive and thrive before the next period of dormancy next winter returns. “Spring ephemerals,” or woodland wildflowers are in a rush to bloom, go to seed and get their business before the trees overhead block off the sunlight as their leaves unfurl and darken the woodland floor by the end of the month. Many humans rush out into the woods this time of year looking for morel mushrooms after a warm day and some rain; but hurry before the plants green up too much and make it next to impossible to find them!

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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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