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August 8 – 14, 2022 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 7, 2022, in Prairie and tagged drought, euphorbia corollata, Full Moon, gayfeather, ornate box turtle, Perseid meteor shower, poison ivy. Leave a comment

August 16 – 22, 2021 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 15, 2021, in Prairie and tagged euphorbia corollata, showy partridge pea. 1 Comment

July 6 – 12, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 5, 2020, in Prairie and tagged beebalm, black eyed susan, bumblebee, chuck will's widow, coreopsis, culver's root, dogbane, dragonflies, euphorbia corollata, evening primrose, gray coneflower, katydid, lightning bug, milkweed, Milky Way, mullein, mushrooms, prairie mint, prairie petunia, queen anne's lace, sensitivebrier, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, whippoorwill. Leave a comment

September 23 – 29, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 22, 2019, in Prairie and tagged Andromeda galaxy, asters, boneset, euphorbia corollata, fog, gentian, goldenrods, hackberry, land institute, Pegasus, perennial sunflowers, Pitcher's sage, prairie festival, russian thistle, sweet coneflower, white snakeroot. Leave a comment

September 2 – 8, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 2, 2019, in Prairie and tagged annual sunflower, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, big bluestem, boneset, Canada wild rye, deer, eastern gamagrass, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, gentian, goldenrods, Grassland Heritage Foundation, hillside springs, indian grass, ironweed, Jayhawk Audubon Society, lady's tresses, monarch butterfly, perennial sunflowers, Pitcher's sage, ragweed, russian thistle, sericea lespedeza, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, sloughgrass, snow on the mountain, swamp milkweed, switchgrass. Leave a comment

August 26 – Sept. 1, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 25, 2019, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged acorn, big bluestem, blackbird migration, boneset, croton, dew, euphorbia corollata, euphorbia cyathophora, fall thistles, fog, gentian, goldenrods, hedge apples, perennial sunflowers, Pitcher's sage, purpletop, seed collecting, snow-on-the-mountain, spiderwebs, swamp milkweed, walnut. Leave a comment

August 19 – 25, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 19, 2019, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, bidens, blackbird migration, chiggers, dragonflies, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, gentian, giant ragweed, gnats, goldenrods, hummingbirds, lightning bugs, nighthawk, orb weaving spiders, perennial sunflower, rosin weed, shorebird migration, slender mountain mint, stiff sunflower, summer mushrooms, swamp milkweed, sweet coneflower, western ragweed. Leave a comment

August 12 – 18, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 11, 2019, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology and tagged american lotus, ashy sunflower, compassplant, euphorbia corollata, fairy ring mushroom, gayfeather, gentian, Liatris, Perseid meteor shower, Prairie Park Nature Center, rattlesnakemaster, shorebirds, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, stiff sunflower, swamp milkweed, sweet sunflower, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

August 5 – 11, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 4, 2019, in Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, beetle, cicada, compassplant, cricket, euphorbia corollata, fall equinox, gayfeather, grasshopper, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, ironweed, katydid, rattlesnakemaster, slender mountain mint, spider, sticktite, stiff sunflower, summer solstice, swallowtail, tick trefoil, tree frog, Vinland Fair, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 29 – August 4, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 28, 2019, in August, July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, beebalm, chigger, cicadas, compassplant, coreopsis, Douglas County Free Fair, euphorbia corollata, field mint, gayfeather, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, honeysuckle, Illinois bundleflower, ironweed, katydids, Liatris, native bee, purple prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, rattlesnakemaster, sericea lespedeza, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, spiderwebs, teasel, tick, tick trefoil, Vinland Fair, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. 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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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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