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July 15 – 21, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 14, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aphid, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, blackeyed susan, bluegrass, caterpillar, compassplant, dragonfly, elderberry, fescue, field mint, gray coneflower, green lacewing, ladybug, moon rise, moth mullein, nocturnal wildlife, purple prairie clover, rattlesnakemaster, sensitivebrier, showy partidge pea, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, spider, spider mite, stinkbug, switchgrass, tick trefoil, wasp, whirled milkweed, wild alfalfa. 2 Comments

April 29, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 28, 2019, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged apple-cedar rust, Audubon birdathon, birthing season, bluegrass, creamy wild indigo, frog, gooseberry, jack in the pulpit, May apple, mushroom, osage orange, papaw, poison ivy, Prairie Park Nature Center, puccoon, purple prairie violet, pussy toes, redbud, tree leaves emerge, turtle, verbena, white eyed grass, wild strawberry, wood betony, yellow star grass. 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

May 7 – 13, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 7, 2018, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluegrass, cottontail rabbit, deer, goldenrods, morel, oak leaves, prairie wildflowers, strawberry, sunflower, thistles. Leave a comment

December 11 – 17, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 10, 2017, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluegrass, brome, Christmas bird count, coyote, fescue, Geminid meteor shower, juniper, moss, owl, pack rat, pleurotis mushroom, prairie grasses, puffball mushooms, raptor, snow geese, squirrel. Leave a comment

May 22 – 28, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 21, 2017, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beaver, bluegrass, bobcat, brome, chigger, cottonwood, daisy fleabane, fescue, garter snake, hackberry butterfly, hoary puccoon, junegrass, mulberry, mushroom, muskrat, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, prairie parsley, prairie phlox, ringneck snake, skink, skunk, snake, spiderwort, spittlebug, tadpole, turtle, white wild indigo, wild alfalfa, woodchuck, yarrow. Leave a comment

April 3 – 9, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 2, 2017, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged apple-cedar rust, bluegrass, brome, butterfly, cottonwood, cutleaf toothwort, dutchman's breeches, false rue anemone, fescue, flowering plum, hoary puccoon, lilac, May apple, migratory birds, mole, morel, nesting, papaw, pocket gopher, redbud, rue anemone, skunk, Trout lily, wild cherry, woodchuck, yellow woodland violet. Leave a comment

April 18 – 25, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

April 18, 2016

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2016, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands, bluegrass, bumblebee, chuck will's widow, columbine, coyote, Earth Day, hickory, lightning bug, luna moth, nighthawk, oak, phlox, Prairie Park Nature Center, puccoon, spiderwort, springbeauty, verbena, whippoorwill, wild indigo, wild strawberry, wood betony. Leave a comment

May 20 – 26, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 19, 2013, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beaver, blackbirds, bluegrass, bluejays, bobcat, brome, cardinal, cottontail rabbit, coyote, crickets, evening primrose, flicker, fox, June bugs, kildeer, lightning bugs, meadowlark, mourning dove, muskrat, penstemon, pines, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, quail, raccoon, salsify, skunk, turkey vulture, wheat, wild indigo. 2 Comments

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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.

Light of Day Returns Moon: February

The Osage’s name, Light of Day Returns Moon, points to the fact that this time of year adds 13 minutes more sunlight per week, and the weekly gains will accelerate. Light is more of a biological trigger for animals than temperature, and the length of the photoperiod triggers endocrine activities that lead to a host of behaviors including breeding cycled, migrations and fur growth.

You may notice that not only is the sun rising earlier and setting later, but it is also migrating northward at the point of sunset/sunrise on the horizon. another way to char the sun’s progression north is to watch the shadows at noon grow progressively shorter as the transit point at noon gets higher in the sky.

Fear not–spring is on its way, and the signs are fun to ferret out in these prevernal days: look for reddening of dogwood twigs, while willow twigs turn yellow; increasing bird songs in the morning; the emerging snowdrops and crocuses, perhaps the early croaks of the western chorus frog on a warmer evening after a rain.

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Alliance for Wild Ethics
Heartland All Species Foundation
Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour
Community Mercantile Educational Foundation
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Earth Observatory Feature: The Carbon Cycle
Rolling Prairie Alliance

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