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May 16 – 22, 2022 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 15, 2022, in Prairie and tagged cottonwood, daisy fleabane, evening primrose, gooseberry, mushrooms, prairie phlox, songbird, spiderwort, wild hyacinth. Leave a comment

July 20 – 26, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 19, 2020, in Prairie and tagged American bellflower, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, comet Neowise, compassplant, crickets, daisy fleabane, gayfeather, Illinois bundleflower, ironweed, katydids, lightning bugs, nighthawk, owls, pearl crescent butterfly, perennial sunflowers, prairie milkweed, rattlesnakemaster, sensitivebrier, spiderwebs, tree frogs. Leave a comment

June 17 – 23, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 16, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, brome, butterfly milkweed, common milkweed, daisy fleabane, deer car collisions, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, Kansas Land Trust, Kelly Kindscher, musk thistle, oxeye daisy, prairie rose, sensitive brier, slender mountain mint, spiderwort, summer solstice, wild berry harvest. Leave a comment

June 10 – 16, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 9, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blackberry, butterfly milikweed, cinquefoil, common milkweed, crown vetch, daisy fleabane, deer, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, evening primrose, fawn, gooseberry, Grant-Bradbury Prairie, Grassland Heritage Foundation, honeysuckle, Magicicada cassini, musk thistle, oxeye daisy, penstemon, Prairie Park Nature Center, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, raspberry, roughleafed dogwood, sensitivebrier, spiderwort, strawberry, wild indigo. Leave a comment

June 3 – 9, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 2, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, blue heron, blue wild indigo, catalpa, cinquefoil, cottonwood fluff, daisy fleabane, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, evening primrose, false wild indigo, frogs, gooseberry, lightning bug, meadowlark, moths, mulberry, oxeye daisy, penstemon, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, redwinged blackbird, roughleafed dogwood, salsify, sensitivebrier, snapping turtle, spiderwort, spittle bug, tornado, tree frog, water strider, white wild indigo, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 27 – June 2, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 27, 2019, in June, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, blue wild indigo, brome pollen, Buck Creek, Burroughs Creek, daisy fleabane, delphinium, deptford pink, evening primrose, floods, Hidden Valley Camp, jayhawk Audubon, lightning bug, National Trails Day, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, spiderwort, white wild indigo, wild four-o'clock, wild strawberry. Leave a comment

June 25 – July 1, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 24, 2018, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, bullfrog, butterfly milkweed, chickory, common milkweed, coreopsis, cricket, culver's root, daisy fleabane, dogbane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elm leaf aphid, fritillary, Full Moon, gray coneflower, green milkweed, lead plant, milkweed tussock moth caterpillar, monarch, mullein, oxeye daisy, prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, skunk bush, Sullivant's milkweed, sumac berry, white sweet clover, wild blackberry, wild raspberr, yarrow. Leave a comment

July 31 – Aug. 6, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 30, 2017, in August, July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, compasplant, daisy fleabane, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinios bundle flower, ironweed, Perseid meteor shower, silphium, slender mountain mint, sweet coneflower, Vinland Fair, 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.

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 and The Community Mercantile in Lawrence.

Little Flower Killing Moon: May

This month is so called by the Osage Indians of the area for the transition from the short statured flowers of April to the taller flowers that keep up with the growing prairie grasses. The shorter pre-vernal flowers like prairie violets, star-eyed grass, buttercups and lousewort on the prairie finish up and go to seed, being replaced by taller flowers such as yarrow, daisy fleabane and larkspur. In the woodland, the “killing” is even more dramatic, as early spring beauties, dutchman’s breeches, cutleaf toothwort, rue anemone and the like finish up and pretty much disappear under the closed canopy of tree leaves and thick shrubbery, with virtually no woodland flowers replacing them until mid-late summer composites make their way back into the woods.

Part of our annual seasonal progression this month is increasing severe weather as the warming, moist air flows in from the south, pushed violently up and out of the way by waves of colder air from the north and west. Also, in addition to plentiful plants and many young animals of all stripes this time of year, 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.

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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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