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May 15 – 21, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 14, 2017, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, constellations, corn, delphinium, evening primrose, fescue, fledging birds, gooseberries, green dragon, jack in the pulpit, Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucky coffee tree, lightning, milo, moon, oxeye daisy, prairie violet, puccoon, salsify, soybeans, spiderwort, wheat, wild alfalfa, wild blue indigo, yarrow, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 8 – 14, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 7, 2017, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, brome, cattail, chuck will's widow, cottonwood, daisy fleabane, evening primrose, fescue, gooseberries, Kentucky bluegrass, lightning bug, mulberries, new jersey tea, oxeye daisy, pine, pocket gopher, spiderwort, verbena, wheat, whippoorwill, wild strawberries, yarrow, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 11 – 17, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 11, 2015, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, beaver, blackberry, blue wild indigo, bobcat, brome, corn, cottontail, coyote, creamy wild indigo, deer, fescue, fox, gooseberry, Kentucky bluegrass, lightning bug, muskrat, oxeye daisy, prairie violet, pussy toes, raccoon, salsify, skunk, songbird, spring beauty, starry eyed grass, wheat, wild raspberry, wild strawberry, yarrow. Leave a comment

May 12 – 18, 2014 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 11, 2014, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blackberry, brome, cottonwood, evening primrose, june bug, Kentucky bluegrass, lightning bug, milo, pine candling, puccoon, salsify, soybeans, spiderwort, yarrow. 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.

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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.

Just Doing That Moon: March

The Osage’s name, Just Doing That Moon, refers to the tempestuous nature of the weather this time of year that can swing from a late winter blizzard to a hot balmy day, and the accompanying observation that whatever the conditions are, they will soon change. As a result, there are few months that change as much as this month, with early spring flowers and frogs emerging, birdsong transforming the mornings, moths heralding the return of the insect world, maple and elm pollen and flowers bursting on the scene, and a host of other forms of life springing to life.

Some ecologists observe that in this part of the planet, the prevernal time of emergence from winter constitutes a fifth season, easily distinguished from the more pervasive traditional spring that unfurls in April and May, and I’d have to agree.

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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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