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July 29 – August 4, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 28, 2019, in August, July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged ashy sunflower, beebalm, chigger, cicadas, compassplant, coreopsis, Douglas County Free Fair, euphorbia corollata, field mint, gayfeather, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, honeysuckle, Illinois bundleflower, ironweed, katydids, Liatris, native bee, purple prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, rattlesnakemaster, sericea lespedeza, showy partridge pea, slender mountain mint, spiderwebs, teasel, tick, tick trefoil, Vinland Fair, whorled milkweed, wild petunia. Leave a comment

July 9 – 15, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 8, 2018, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged black-eyed susan, chickory, chuck will's widow, cicada, compass plant, cottonwood, dogwood, drought, eastern gamagrass, gayfeather, grasshopper, gray coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, katydid, milkweeds, Milky Way, night hawk, Queen Ann's lace, sericea lespedeza, sweet clover, teasel, tree frog, vetch, whippoorwill. Leave a comment

June 25 – July 1, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 24, 2018, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, bullfrog, butterfly milkweed, chickory, common milkweed, coreopsis, cricket, culver's root, daisy fleabane, dogbane, eastern gamagrass, echinacea, elm leaf aphid, fritillary, Full Moon, gray coneflower, green milkweed, lead plant, milkweed tussock moth caterpillar, monarch, mullein, oxeye daisy, prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, skunk bush, Sullivant's milkweed, sumac berry, white sweet clover, wild blackberry, wild raspberr, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 26 – July 2, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 25, 2017, in July, June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, blackeyed susan, chickory, coreopsis, corn, crown vetch, culver's root, daisy fleabane, dogbane, echinacea, elderberry, elm leaf aphid, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, honeydew, lead plant, mullein, oxeye daisy, prairie clover, Queen Ann's lace, soybeans, spittle bug, sticktite, wheat, white sweet clover, yarrow. Leave a comment

June 12 – 18, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 13, 2017, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged beebalm, black-eyed susan, Canadian musk thistle, crown vetch, culver's root, dragonflies, echinacea, grasshopper, lead plant, lightning bug, oxeye daisy, Queen Ann's lace, roadkills, sensitive brier, white sweet clover, white wild indigo, yellow sweet clover. Leave a comment

June 23 – 29, 2014 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on June 22, 2014, in June, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, beebalm, black-eyed susan, blackberry, brown eyed susan, canada musk thistle, chickory, chigger, cinquefoil, coreopsis, crown vetch, culver's root, darner, deptford pink, dragonfly, eastern gama grass, echinacea, frog, gooseberry, lead plant, Michigan lily, milkweed, mosquito, nightjar, oxeye daisy, pale spiked lobelia, purple martin, Queen Ann's lace, slender mountain mint, swallow, tick, wheat harvest, wild raspberry. 2 Comments

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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.

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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