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August 12 – 18, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 11, 2019, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology and tagged american lotus, ashy sunflower, compassplant, euphorbia corollata, fairy ring mushroom, gayfeather, gentian, Liatris, Perseid meteor shower, Prairie Park Nature Center, rattlesnakemaster, shorebirds, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, stiff sunflower, swamp milkweed, sweet sunflower, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

August 6 – 12, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 5, 2018, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged compass plant, drought, perennial sunflower, Perseid meteor shower, sideoats grama, soybean corn, stink bug, watering bird. Leave a comment

July 31 – Aug. 6, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 30, 2017, in August, July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, compasplant, daisy fleabane, gayfeather, gray coneflower, Illinios bundle flower, ironweed, Perseid meteor shower, silphium, slender mountain mint, sweet coneflower, Vinland Fair, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

August 8 – 14, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 9, 2016, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, chimney swift, compassplant, elderberry, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, goldenrod, hummingbird, nighthawk, Perseid meteor shower, poison ivy, redwinged blackbird, Rudbeckia subtomentosa, slender mountain mint, stiff sunflower, sumac, wild grape, yellow flower moon. Leave a comment

August 1 – 7 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 1, 2016, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aestivation, ashy sunflower, beetle, compassplant, cricket, dragonfly, euphoria corollata, goldenrod, grasshopper, gray coneflower, ground squirrel, ironweed, katydid, lightning bug, Milky Way, moth, Perseid meteor shower, praying mantis, rattlesnakemaster, salamander, slender mountain mint, snail, spider, stiff sunflower, tree frog, vervain, Vinland Fair, wild petunia, worm. Leave a comment

August 10 – 16, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 9, 2015, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged annual sunflower, boneset, chimney swift, dragonfly, elderberry, Eupatorium, gayfeather, goldenrod, hummingbird, lacewing, nighthawk, perennial sunflower, Perseid meteor shower, Pitcher's sage, poison ivy, rock dove, wild grape. Leave a comment

August 3 – 9, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on August 2, 2015, in August, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged aestivation, ashy sunflower, beetle, big bluestem, boneset, compassplant, cordgrass, cricket, dragonfly, Eupatorium, euphorbia corollata, gayfeather, goldenrod, grasshopper, ground squirrel, indiangrass, katydid, lightning bug, moth, Perseid meteor shower, praying mantis, salamander, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, snail, spider, switchgrass, treefrog, Vinland Fair, worm. 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.

Yellow Flower Moon – August

Thoreau noticed how many of the flowers of August and September resemble the beaming sun. So did the Osage Indians of this area, who named the moon for this observation.

“Yellow is very definitely the color of August; even the bluestem seems gold-washed at a distance, especially when blooming. Thought thistles and other flowers are the pastel blue and lavender, the sunflowers and the prairie goldenrods are glowing yellow. Yellow butterflies predominate, and the brilliant yellow goldfinch comes to the ridges to tear at the thistle and to find something in the hear of the sunflower.” -The Osages, p. 109, by John Joseph Mathews

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