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June 1 – 7, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 31, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bird nesting, brome pollen, chigger, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, gooseberry, hackberry butterfly, milkweed, mint, mulberry, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, salsify, snakes, spiderwort, spittlebug, turtle migration, wild alfalfa, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

June 11 – 17, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 10, 2018, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged black snake, cool season grasses, deptford pink, dragonfly, echinacea, hackberry butterfly, milkweed, mulberries, prairie phlox, sensitivebrier, white sweet clover, wild indigo. Leave a comment

June 5 – 11, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 4, 2017, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, bat, beaver, blackberrry, bobcat, chigger, crawdad, deer, delphinium, deptford pink, evening primrose, Grant Bradbury Park, hackberry butterfly, lightning bug, muskrat, oxeye daisy, penstemon, prairie phlox, prickly pear cactus, salsify, sensitive brier, skunk, spawning, spittle bug, waterbug, white sweet clover, white wild indigo, woodchuck, yellow sweet clover. 1 Comment

May 22 – 28, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 21, 2017, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beaver, bluegrass, bobcat, brome, chigger, cottonwood, daisy fleabane, fescue, garter snake, hackberry butterfly, hoary puccoon, junegrass, mulberry, mushroom, muskrat, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, prairie parsley, prairie phlox, ringneck snake, skink, skunk, snake, spiderwort, spittlebug, tadpole, turtle, white wild indigo, wild alfalfa, woodchuck, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 20 – 26, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

June 20, 2016

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This entry was posted on June 19, 2016, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands, bats, beebalm, blackeyed susan, blue herons, bobcats, butterfly milkweed, canaca wild rye, chickory, common milkweed, coreopsis, crown vetch, culver's root, daisy fleabane, deer, dogbane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elderberry, Full Moon, gray fox, hackberry butterfly, hedge parsely, lead plant, milo, oxeye daisy, prairie clovers, queen anne's lace, red fox, sensitivebrier, shorebirds, soybeans, summer solstice, waterfowl, wheat harvest, white sweet clover, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 13-19, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

June 13, 2016

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This entry was posted on June 12, 2016, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged black-eyed susan, chigger, coreopsis, corn, currant, daisy fleabane, delphinium, dewberry, dragonfly, echinacea, gooseberry, hackberry butterfly, lead plant, May apple, milkweed, prairie clover, prairie rose, sensitivebrier, soybean, tick, wheat harvest, wild blackberry, wild plum, wild raspberry, yarrow. Leave a comment

May 30 – June 5, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

May 30, 2016

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This entry was posted on May 30, 2016, in June, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, bat, beaver, bobcat, crawdad, deer, delphinium, frogs, hackberry butterfly, lightning bug, muskrat, Prairie Park Nature Center, Rockefeller Prairie Trail, Sanders Mound, skunk, spittlebug, turtles, waterbug, waterfowl, woodchuck. Leave a comment

May 23 – 29, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

May 23, 2016

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This entry was posted on May 22, 2016, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beaver, bobcat, brome pollen, chigger, cinquefoil, daisy fleabane, delphinium, echinacea, frog, hackberry butterfly, Kaw floodplain forest, mulberry, muskrat, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, salsify, sensitivebrier, skink, skunk, snake, spiderwort, spittle bug, toad, turtle, Wakarusa Wetlands, woodchuck, yarrow. Leave a comment

May 25 – 31, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 25, 2015, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beaver, bobcat, brome pollen, cottonwood forest, delphinium, echinacea, hackberry butterfly, Kaw River, lightning bug, milkweeds, mulberry, muskrat, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, puccoon, sensitive brier, skink, skunk, snake breeding season, spiderwort, spittle bug, turtle eggs, white wild indigo, wild alfalfa, woodchuck. Leave a comment

June 9 – 15, 2014 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 8, 2014, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged canada musk thistle, chickory, chimney swift, cicada, crown vetch, delphinium, deptford pink, dogbane, dogwood, echinacea, evening primrose, frog calls, hackberry butterfly, lightning bug, milkweed, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, penstemon, prickly pear, sensitive brier, spiderwort, wild indigo, yarrow, yellow sweet clover. 2 Comments

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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
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University of Kansas Student Farm
Sustainability Action Network
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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
Rolling Prairie Alliance

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