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August 13 – 19, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

August 13, 2018

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This entry was posted on August 12, 2018, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged asters, bidens, bonesets, butterflies, compass plant, damselflies, dragonflies, drought, goldenrods, insects, ironweed, skippers, sunflowers. Leave a comment

August 6 – 12, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 5, 2018, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged compass plant, drought, perennial sunflower, Perseid meteor shower, sideoats grama, soybean corn, stink bug, watering bird. Leave a comment

July 9 – 15, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 8, 2018, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged black-eyed susan, chickory, chuck will's widow, cicada, compass plant, cottonwood, dogwood, drought, eastern gamagrass, gayfeather, grasshopper, gray coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, katydid, milkweeds, Milky Way, night hawk, Queen Ann's lace, sericea lespedeza, sweet clover, teasel, tree frog, vetch, whippoorwill. 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

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 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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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.

Just Doing That Moon: March

The Osage’s name, Just Doing That Moon, refers to the tempestuous nature of the weather this time of year that can swing from a late winter blizzard to a hot balmy day, and the accompanying observation that whatever the conditions are, they will soon change. As a result, there are few months that change as much as this month, with early spring flowers and frogs emerging, birdsong transforming the mornings, moths heralding the return of the insect world, maple and elm pollen and flowers bursting on the scene, and a host of other forms of life springing to life.

Some ecologists observe that in this part of the planet, the prevernal time of emergence from winter constitutes a fifth season, easily distinguished from the more pervasive traditional spring that unfurls in April and May, and I’d have to agree.

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Alliance for Wild Ethics
Heartland All Species Foundation
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Community Mercantile Educational Foundation
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Earth Observatory Feature: The Carbon Cycle
Rolling Prairie Alliance

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