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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

September 11 – 17, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 10, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged asters, bees, beetles, bidens, boneset, butterfly, cattails, dragonflies, euphorbia corollata, gentian, grasshoppers, milkweed, milkweed tiger moth, monarch butterfly, Pitcher's sage, ragweed, russian thistle, sedum, spider web, stiff goldenrod, sunflowers, sweet coneflower, tree frog. Leave a comment

May 29 – June 4, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 29, 2017, in June, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, Baker Wetlands, blackerry blossom, chimney swift, cinquefoil, delphinium, deptford pink, dogwood berries, evening primrose, Grant-Bradbury Park, milkweed, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, penstemon, poison hemlock, Prairie Park Nature Center, prairie phlox, prairie rose, Rockefeller Prairie Trail, salsify, Sanders Mound, spiderwort, white sweet clover, white wild indigo, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

October 10 – 16, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 9, 2016, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged ash, asters, chigger, dogwood, game bird, goldenrods, grackles, grasshopper, hackberry, Maple Leaf Festival, maple tree, migratory birds, milkweed, oyster mushroom, poison ivy, prairie grasses, puffball mushroom, raptors, red-winged blackbird, skunk bush, snakeroot, sunflowers, virginia creeper, walnut. Leave a comment

September 5 – 11, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 4, 2016, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged annual sunflower, bidens, big bluestem, blackbird, bone, box elder beetle, cicada, crick, daddy longlegs, fall thistle, false boneset, gentian, goldenrod, gossamer, katydid, milkweed, nighthawk, perennial sunflower, Pitcher's sage, tree frog. 1 Comment

August 15 – 21, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 15, 2016, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aestivation, aster, blackbird, boneset, chigger, cicada, dogbane, dragonflies, dragonfly, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, goldenrod, hummingbird, mare's tail, milkweed, perennial sunflower, ragweed pollen, showy partridge pea, spider, sumac, thistle, tick. Leave a comment

June 27, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 26, 2016, in July, June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, bullfrog, butterfly milkweed, Canada wild rye, chickory, cicada, coreopsis, corn, cricket, crown vetch, culver's root, daisy fleabane, dogbane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elderberry, elm leaf aphid, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, katydid, lead plant, milkweed, mullein, musk thistle, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, prairie clover, queen anne's lace, soybean, trumpetvine, wheat harves, white sweet clover. 1 Comment

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Ten Years of Wild Douglas County!

Welcome to 10 years of Ken’s book Wild Douglas County. To celebrate, he’ll be sharing special events during the coming year, and you can also buy a signed copy of the book for a celebratory price of $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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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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