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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

June 22 – 28, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 22, 2020, in Prairie and tagged black-eyed susan, butterfly milkweed, cinquefoil, common milkweed, delphinium, dogbane, echinacea, evening primrose, gray coneflower, lead plant, Mead's Milkweed, new jersey tea, penstemon, prairie phlox, Sullivant's milkweed, wavy leafed milkweed, wild alfalfa. 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

July 22 – 28, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 21, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, beetles, big bluestem, blackeyed susan, butterfly milkweed, chigger, cicada killer, compassplant, coreopsis, deer, dragonfly, euphorbia corollata, field mint, fox, foxtail, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, katydid, lacewing, lightning bug, little bluestem, purple prairie clover, rabbit, rattlesnakemaster, rush, sedge, showy partridge pea, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, snake, summer mushrooms, tick, tick trefoil, tree frogs, turtle, virginia wild rye, whorled milkweed, wild alfalfa, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 15 – 21, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 14, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aphid, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, blackeyed susan, bluegrass, caterpillar, compassplant, dragonfly, elderberry, fescue, field mint, gray coneflower, green lacewing, ladybug, moon rise, moth mullein, nocturnal wildlife, purple prairie clover, rattlesnakemaster, sensitivebrier, showy partidge pea, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, spider, spider mite, stinkbug, switchgrass, tick trefoil, wasp, whirled milkweed, wild alfalfa. 2 Comments

July 8 – 14, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 7, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, bee, beetle, black-eyed susan, butterfly, butterfly milkweed, chicory, compassplant, cricket, culver's root, damselfly, dragonfly, echinacea, gray coneflower, hay bales, hedge parsley, katydid, lacewing, lead plant, queen anne's lace, slender mountain mint, tree frog, wasp, wheat harvest, white sweet clover, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 1 – 7, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 30, 2019, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, chuck will's widow, compassplant, culver's root, dragonfly, echinacea, frog, gall, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, insect calls, katydid, lead plant, milkweed, mosquito, nocturnal animals, osage orange, rattelsnakemaster, sensitivebrier, slender mountain mint, Sycamore, toad, walnut, whippoorwill, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 24 – 30, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 23, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, bebalm, blackeyed susan, bull frog, butterfly milkweed, common milkweed, cricket, crown vetch, culver's root, dogbane, echinacea, elderberry, elm leaf aphid, Fitch Natural History Preserve, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, lead plant, poison hemlock, Prairie Park Nature Center, prairie rose, queen anne's lace, sensitivebrier, slender mountain mint, spiderwort, yarrow. 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

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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.

Deer Hiding Moon: September

The local Osage tribes called it “Deer Hiding Moon,” a time when bucks in this area are very reclusive while they finish growing antlers for the upcoming mating season. Even though they are hard to find, it is worth trying to spot a buck through binoculars this time of year to witness the softness of their antlers before they scrape off the felt to prepare for mating season.

September is the month of the autumnal equinox, mirroring March as the time of greatest daily change in the length of the day and the fastest movement of the point of sunset and sunrise on the horizon. Because of this, the word “equinox,” or equal day and night is somewhat of a misnomer because of the rapid daily changes that happen more quickly than any other time of year. Gardener/naturalist Sara Stein calls the fall the great planting time for nature. The seeds developed by the summer rains are themselves raining directly down on to the ground or coming into contact indirectly through the intestines of animals who have consumed their fruity coatings, giving them a ride and then depositing them along with some rich fertilizer for spring. Now is also the perfect time to visit some CRP native grass plantings or ungrazed native prairie to see how it is really taller than you are and how easy it would be to get lost in it.

Seeing the huge diamond of the square of Pegasus constellation rising in the east is a sure sign of fall and one of my favorite things about this time of year. The crisp, clear autumn weather is perfect for finding the northern corner of Pegasus wherre the constellation of Andromeda is located and seeing if you can see the Andromeda galaxy with your naked eye. The light from the Andromeda galaxy is the oldest light your eye can see without a telescope, having left the millions of stars in that galaxy over 2.2 million years ago.

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