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July 26 – August 1, 2021 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 25, 2021, in Prairie and tagged dragonfly, fairy ring mushroom, gayfeather, katydid, lightning bug, sideoats grama. Leave a comment

July 19 – 25, 2021 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 18, 2021, in Prairie and tagged dogwood, dragonfly, elderberry, gayfeather, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, katydid, moon-lined moth, slender mountain mint. Leave a comment

August 3 – 9, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 2, 2020, in Prairie and tagged american lotus, ashy sunflower, beetles, bidens, boneset, butterfly, chigger, compassplant, coneflower, coreopsis, cricket, crow, DEET, euphoria corollata, gayfeather, gentians, grasshopper, hedge parsley, ironweed, kansas poinsettia, katydid, maximilian sunflower, moths, Permethrin, prairie milkweed, sawtooth sunflower, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, spider, spiderwebs, sticktite, stiff sunflower, tick, treefrog, water hemlock, wild four-o'clock, wild petunia, yellow flower moon. Leave a 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 9 – 15, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 8, 2019, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged ashy sunflower, asters, blackbird migration, boneset, cicada, cricket, darner, dragonfly, fall warbler, false boneset, flycatcher, goldenrods, grasshopper, Grassland Heritage Foundation, Hidden Valley Camp, hummingbird, joe-pye weed, katydid, lizard, Mississippi kite, monarch butterfly, monarch watch, nighthawk, Pitcher's sage, praying mantid, spider, toad, tree frog, vireo. 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 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 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

September 10 – 16, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 9, 2018, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged ashy sunflower, aster, bidens, boneset, cicada, cricket, dew, fog, gentian, goldenrod, hummingbird migration, jerusalem artichoke, katydid, Liatris, loss of daylight, maximilian sunflower, monarch watch, nighthawk, nightshade, perennial sunflower, Pitcher's sage, ragweed, sawtooth sunflower, sunflower, tree frog, turtle. 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
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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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