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November 26 – December 2, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 25, 2018, in December, Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged black ice, chickadee, Clinton, Douglas County State Lake, eagles, eastern red cedar, Kaw River, KU Nature Preserve, snow, snow drifts, snow geese, Wild Douglas County. Leave a comment

November 20 – 26, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 19, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged acorn, Baker Wetlands, Clinton, Douglas County State Lake, Fitch Natural History Preserve, Kaw trail, naturalkansas.org, owls, redwinged blackbird, reindeer lichen, snow geese, wild turkeys. Leave a comment

November 13 – 19, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 12, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged Clinton, deer collisions, gemini, hedge apple, Hyades, Kaw levee, naturalkansas.org, Orion, Pleiades, puffball mushroom, shelf mushroom. Leave a comment

Kaw Valley Almanac October 16 – 22, 2017

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This entry was posted on October 15, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged aster, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, Clinton, Douglas County State Lake, eagle, Fitch Natural History Preserve, gentian, grasshoppers, junco, Kaw levee trail, Maple Leaf Festival, pine siskin, Prairie Park, raptors, red-winged blackbird, seagull, sparrow, stargazing, sunflowers, thrush, turkey vulture, warblers, Wells Overlook, yellow bellied sapsucker. Leave a comment

March 6 – 12, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 5, 2017, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged animal tracks, Clinton, dogbane, Douglas County State Lake, drought, eagle, Hillsdale, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Perry Lake, Pomona Lake, redbud, waterfowl, western chorus frog, woodcock. 1 Comment

November 28 – Dec. 4, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 27, 2016, in December, Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged buckbrush, Clinton, coralberry, deer hunting season, Douglas County State Lake, eastern red cedar, Haskell Baker wetlands, honeysuckle, packrat, Prairie Park Nature Center, quivira national wildlife refuge, snow geese, Wells Overlook, whooping crane. Leave a comment

December 22 – 28, 2014

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This entry was posted on December 23, 2014, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blackbird, Clinton, cottonwood, coyote, eagle, Fitch Natural History Preserve, geese, mole, owl, pack rat, pocket gpher, Prairie Park Nature Center, squirrel. Leave a comment

November 18 – 24, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 17, 2013, in Kansas, nature observation, November, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged amur honeysuckle, box turtle, Clinton, comet Ison, Hillsdale, oak leaves, painted turtle, Perry, quivira national wildlife refuge, snapping turtle, snow geese, Squaw Creek, trumpeter swan, Wakarusa Wetlands. 2 Comments

May 27 – June 2, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 26, 2013, in June, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blackberrry, brome pollen, Burcham park, chiggers, Clinton, crickets, hoary puccoon, lightning bugs, nighthawk, owl, oxeye daisy, phlox, prairie parsley, rattlesnake master, spiderwort, strawberry, ticks, verbena, Wakarusa Wetlands, whippoorwill, wild indigo. 2 Comments

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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.

Buffalo Pawing Earth Moon: June

The Osage, like many of the eastern horticultural tribes who inhabited the woodland/prairie transition zone from Minnesota to Texas, planted extensive gardens in the spring, then left the children and grandparents to tend them while most of the tribe went west to hunt bison. This is reflected in the name of the summer moons, which chronicle the behavior of the primary protein source for these tribes.

The parade of prairie flowers that began in May continues in earnest in June, with each week unfolding a new flavor of colors as wave after wave of wildflowers compete for the sunlight with the growing warm season prairie grasses. June also sees berries ripening, ranging from mulberries and blackberries to wild raspberries, gooseberries and currants.

Mammals are busy raising young, and some birds are starting second litters as the wheat ripens in the fields. Corn grows noticeably on a daily basis this month, and soybeans go from green rows in dark fields to a carpet of green. The summer solstice arrives on June 21st and the entire landscape seems to be alive with life as a result of the energy-filled longest days of the year. Nights are shorter, but full in its own way with the sounds of night life and the beautiful summer constellations and Milky Way path across the sky.

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Kansas Area Watershed Council
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University of Kansas Student Farm
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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
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