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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

May 18 – 24, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 17, 2020, in Prairie and tagged antelopehorn milkweed, beaver, birdNET, bobcat, coyote, frogs, gooseberry, gopher, honeysuckle, May apple, mice, muskrat, new jersey tea, packrat, papaw, plum, poison ivy, puccoon, rabbit, raccoon, raspberry, roughleafed dogwood, salsify, shrews, skunk, snakes, songbirds, spiderwort, star eyed grass, wild cherry, wood betony, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 20 – 26, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 19, 2019, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beaver, blackberry, blue wild indigo, bobcat, brome, cherry, cottontail, cottonwood fluff, coyote, dutch white clover, fescue, fox, gooseberry, grape, hackberry, lightning bug, mayapple, muskrat, oxalis, oxeye daisy, papaw, plum, pollen, prairie plox, prairie violet, puccoon, raccoon, raptor, red clover, roughtleafed dogwood, salsify, Scribner's panicum, skunk, songbird, spiderwort, spittlebug, star eyed grass, waterfowl, white wild indigo, wild four-o'clock, yarrow, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

May 6 – 12, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 5, 2019, in May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bastard toadflax, cottontail, creamy wild indigo, honeysuckle, Little Flower Killer Moon, oxalis, prairie violet, puccoon, springs, sunflower, verbena, watercress, white eyed grass, wild hyacinth, wild strawberry, wood betony, yellow eyed grass. 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

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 9 – 15, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

May 9, 2016

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This entry was posted on May 8, 2016, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ant, antelopehorn milkweed, beetle, bumblebee, carpenter bee, frog, june bug, lousewort, luna moth, Mercury transit, mosquitoes, new jersey tea, nightjars, oxeye daisy, prairie parsley, puccoon, salsify, shorebirds, snake, songbirds, spiderwort, starry eyed grass, toad, verbena, wasp. Leave a comment

April 25 – May 1, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

April 25, 2016

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This entry was posted on April 24, 2016, in April, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluebird, buckeye, chickweed, chimney swift, copperhead, cottontail rabbit, coyote, dandelion, fox, hoary puccoon, jack in the pulpit, june bug, Kentucky coffee tree, lambsquarter, lightning bug, May apple, mustard garlic, nettle, new jersey tea, opossum, oxalis, papaw, plantain, ppoke, puccoon, severe weather, shorebird, skunk, sparrow, spring beauty, stargrass, swallow, turkey vulture, verbena, warbler, watercress, wild indigo, wild onion, wild turkey, wood betony, woodland phlox. Leave a comment

April 18 – 25, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

April 18, 2016

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2016, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands, bluegrass, bumblebee, chuck will's widow, columbine, coyote, Earth Day, hickory, lightning bug, luna moth, nighthawk, oak, phlox, Prairie Park Nature Center, puccoon, spiderwort, springbeauty, verbena, whippoorwill, wild indigo, wild strawberry, wood betony. Leave a comment

May 25 – 31, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on May 25, 2015, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beaver, bobcat, brome pollen, cottonwood forest, delphinium, echinacea, hackberry butterfly, Kaw River, lightning bug, milkweeds, mulberry, muskrat, oxeye daisy, prairie phlox, puccoon, sensitive brier, skink, skunk, snake breeding season, spiderwort, spittle bug, turtle eggs, white wild indigo, wild alfalfa, woodchuck. 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.

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
Rolling Prairie Alliance

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