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July 13 – 19, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 12, 2020, in Prairie and tagged comet, cottonwood fluff, crown vetch, eastern gamagrass, Liatris, musk, Prairie Park Nature Center, prickly poppy, rattlesnakemaster, sideoats grama, slender mountain mint, stiff sunflower, sumac, summer constellations, teasel, vervain. Leave a comment

December 23 – 29, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 22, 2019, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged animal scat, Clinton Reservoir, coyote, deer, eagles, hiking, Kaw River, KU Natural History Preserve, mole, owl, packrat, pocket gopher, Prairie Park Nature Center, rabbit, raptor, rodent, squirrel, Wells Overlook Park. Leave a comment

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

June 24 – 30, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 23, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, bebalm, blackeyed susan, bull frog, butterfly milkweed, common milkweed, cricket, crown vetch, culver's root, dogbane, echinacea, elderberry, elm leaf aphid, Fitch Natural History Preserve, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, lead plant, poison hemlock, Prairie Park Nature Center, prairie rose, queen anne's lace, sensitivebrier, slender mountain mint, spiderwort, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 10 – 16, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 9, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blackberry, butterfly milikweed, cinquefoil, common milkweed, crown vetch, daisy fleabane, deer, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, evening primrose, fawn, gooseberry, Grant-Bradbury Prairie, Grassland Heritage Foundation, honeysuckle, Magicicada cassini, musk thistle, oxeye daisy, penstemon, Prairie Park Nature Center, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, raspberry, roughleafed dogwood, sensitivebrier, spiderwort, strawberry, wild indigo. Leave a comment

April 29, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 28, 2019, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged apple-cedar rust, Audubon birdathon, birthing season, bluegrass, creamy wild indigo, frog, gooseberry, jack in the pulpit, May apple, mushroom, osage orange, papaw, poison ivy, Prairie Park Nature Center, puccoon, purple prairie violet, pussy toes, redbud, tree leaves emerge, turtle, verbena, white eyed grass, wild strawberry, wood betony, yellow star grass. Leave a comment

October 1 – 7, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 30, 2018, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged asters, Baker Wetlands, boneset, Clinton lake, crickets, Douglas County State Lake, Fitche Natural History Preserve, gentian, goldenrods, grasshoppers, gray tree frog, hairstreak butterfly, Kaw levee, migratory birds, milkweed seeds, Pitcher's sage, Prairie Park Nature Center, snow on the mountain, spiranthes, spurges, sunflowers, sweet everlasting, Wells Overlook. Leave a comment

December 4 – 10, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 3, 2017, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands, blackbird, bluejay, cardinal, chickadee, Christmas bird count, deer hunting season, honeysuckle, insects, jayhawk Audubon, junco, nuthatch, Prairie Park Nature Center, titmouse, Wells Overlook Park, winter solstice. Leave a comment

October 9 – 15, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 8, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged asters, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, black-eyed susan, chiggers, crickets, Douglas County State Lake, fall bird migration, Fitch Natural History Preserve, gentian, grasshoppers, gray coneflower, Kaw levee trail, Prairie Park Nature Center, tick, tree frogs. Leave a comment

October 2 – 8, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 1, 2017, in Kansas, nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged acorns, aster, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, beebalm, Douglas County State Lake, ducks, eastern arboreal orb weaver spider, Fitch Natural History Preserve, goldenrods, Hank Guarisco, honey locust seed pod, Illinios bundle flower, Kaw levee trail, milkweed seeds, oxeye daisy, Pitcher's sage, prairie grass seed, Prairie Park Nature Center, rabbitsfoot lespedeza, red-winged blackbird, seagull, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, sunflowers, walnut, Wells Overlook, yarrow. 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.

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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