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October 1 – 7, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 30, 2018, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged asters, Baker Wetlands, boneset, Clinton lake, crickets, Douglas County State Lake, Fitche Natural History Preserve, gentian, goldenrods, grasshoppers, gray tree frog, hairstreak butterfly, Kaw levee, migratory birds, milkweed seeds, Pitcher's sage, Prairie Park Nature Center, snow on the mountain, spiranthes, spurges, sunflowers, sweet everlasting, Wells Overlook. Leave a comment

October 9 – 15, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 8, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged asters, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, black-eyed susan, chiggers, crickets, Douglas County State Lake, fall bird migration, Fitch Natural History Preserve, gentian, grasshoppers, gray coneflower, Kaw levee trail, Prairie Park Nature Center, tick, tree frogs. Leave a comment

September 9 – 15, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 8, 2013, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged aster, big bluestem, crickets, deer hiding moon, drought, Eupatorium, euphorbia, goldenrods, grasshopper, indiangrass, katydids, nighthawk, ragweed, russian thistle, sideoats grama, tree frog. Leave a comment

July 29 – August 4, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 28, 2013, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, compass plant, crickets, fog, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, iron weed, lightning bugs, perennial sunflowers, slender mountain mint, spider web, tree frogs. 1 Comment

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

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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This entry was posted on June 23, 2012, in June, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged chiggers, crickets, Hackberry galls, katydids, mosquitoes. 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.

Yellow Flower Moon – August

Thoreau noticed how many of the flowers of August and September resemble the beaming sun. So did the Osage Indians of this area, who named the moon for this observation.

“Yellow is very definitely the color of August; even the bluestem seems gold-washed at a distance, especially when blooming. Thought thistles and other flowers are the pastel blue and lavender, the sunflowers and the prairie goldenrods are glowing yellow. Yellow butterflies predominate, and the brilliant yellow goldfinch comes to the ridges to tear at the thistle and to find something in the hear of the sunflower.” -The Osages, p. 109, by John Joseph Mathews

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