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May 16 – 22, 2022 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 15, 2022, in Prairie and tagged cottonwood, daisy fleabane, evening primrose, gooseberry, mushrooms, prairie phlox, songbird, spiderwort, wild hyacinth. Leave a comment

June 14 – 20, 2021 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 13, 2021, in Prairie and tagged Akin Prairie, bumblebee, echinacea, fritillary, Kansas Land Trust, prairie phlox, sensitivebrier, spiderwort, wheat harvest, yarrow. Leave a comment

May 17 – 23, 2021 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 16, 2021, in Prairie and tagged nighthawk, prairie phlox, springs, warblers. Leave a comment

June 22 – 28, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 22, 2020, in Prairie and tagged black-eyed susan, butterfly milkweed, cinquefoil, common milkweed, delphinium, dogbane, echinacea, evening primrose, gray coneflower, lead plant, Mead's Milkweed, new jersey tea, penstemon, prairie phlox, Sullivant's milkweed, wavy leafed milkweed, wild alfalfa. Leave a comment

June 15 – 21, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 14, 2020, in Prairie and tagged canada musk thistle, cattail, chickory, chiggers, cinquefoil, coreopsis, delphinium, deptford pink, dragonfly, echinacea, lightning bug, milkweeds, new jersey tea, penstemon, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, queen anne's lace, sensitivebrier, summer solstice, ticks, wild alfalfa, wild berries, wild indigo. Leave a comment

June 8 – 14, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 7, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bats, beaver, bobcat, brome, chimney swift, cinquefoil, corn, crawdad, delphinium, deptford pink, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, evening primrose, fish spawning, frog calls, lead plant, milkweeds, muskrat, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, penstemon, prairie phlox, prairie rose, sensitivebrier, skunk, soybeans, wheat fields, wild alfalfa, wild indigo, yellow sweet clover. 2 Comments

June 1 – 7, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 31, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bird nesting, brome pollen, chigger, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, gooseberry, hackberry butterfly, milkweed, mint, mulberry, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, salsify, snakes, spiderwort, spittlebug, turtle migration, wild alfalfa, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 25 – 31, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 24, 2020, in Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, beaver, bobcat, brome pollen, chigger, evening primrose, false wild indigo, frog, lightningbug, muskrat, new jersey tea, nighthawk, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, puccoon, salsify, skink, skunk, snakes, songbirds, spiderwort, tadpole, toad, turtle, wild indigo, woodchuck, yellow sweet clover. 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

June 3 – 9, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 2, 2019, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, blue heron, blue wild indigo, catalpa, cinquefoil, cottonwood fluff, daisy fleabane, delphinium, deptford pink, echinacea, evening primrose, false wild indigo, frogs, gooseberry, lightning bug, meadowlark, moths, mulberry, oxeye daisy, penstemon, prairie phlox, prairie rose, prickly pear cactus, redwinged blackbird, roughleafed dogwood, salsify, sensitivebrier, snapping turtle, spiderwort, spittle bug, tornado, tree frog, water strider, white wild indigo, yellow sweet clover. 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.

Deer Hiding Moon: September

The local Osage tribes called it “Deer Hiding Moon,” a time when bucks in this area are very reclusive while they finish growing antlers for the upcoming mating season. Even though they are hard to find, it is worth trying to spot a buck through binoculars this time of year to witness the softness of their antlers before they scrape off the felt to prepare for mating season.

September is the month of the autumnal equinox, mirroring March as the time of greatest daily change in the length of the day and the fastest movement of the point of sunset and sunrise on the horizon. Because of this, the word “equinox,” or equal day and night is somewhat of a misnomer because of the rapid daily changes that happen more quickly than any other time of year. Gardener/naturalist Sara Stein calls the fall the great planting time for nature. The seeds developed by the summer rains are themselves raining directly down on to the ground or coming into contact indirectly through the intestines of animals who have consumed their fruity coatings, giving them a ride and then depositing them along with some rich fertilizer for spring. Now is also the perfect time to visit some CRP native grass plantings or ungrazed native prairie to see how it is really taller than you are and how easy it would be to get lost in it.

Seeing the huge diamond of the square of Pegasus constellation rising in the east is a sure sign of fall and one of my favorite things about this time of year. The crisp, clear autumn weather is perfect for finding the northern corner of Pegasus wherre the constellation of Andromeda is located and seeing if you can see the Andromeda galaxy with your naked eye. The light from the Andromeda galaxy is the oldest light your eye can see without a telescope, having left the millions of stars in that galaxy over 2.2 million years ago.

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Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour
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