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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

October 21 – 27, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on October 20, 2019, in Prairie and tagged ash, blackbird, box elder beetle, cormorant, deer, fall colors, ladybug, maple, native grasses, oak, packrat, raptor, seagull, seed collecting, shorebir, shrubs, songbird, squirrel, toad, turtle, vines, waterfowl. 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

December 24 – 30, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 23, 2018, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged animal track, cottontail rabbit, coyote, deer, eagle, mole, owl, pocket gopher, raptor, snow geese, squirrel, summer solstice, winter solstice, winter songbird flock. Leave a comment

January 8 – 14, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on January 7, 2018, in January, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, broomsedge, Cornell, ducks, feederwatch.org, ice, owl, Prairie, raptor, robins, snowy owl, tree identification. Leave a comment

December 11 – 17, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 10, 2017, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluegrass, brome, Christmas bird count, coyote, fescue, Geminid meteor shower, juniper, moss, owl, pack rat, pleurotis mushroom, prairie grasses, puffball mushooms, raptor, snow geese, squirrel. Leave a comment

November 27 – December 3, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 26, 2017, in December, Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluejay, cardinal, chickadee, cricket, deer firearm season, eagle, eastern red cedar, Full Moon, grasshopper, hawk, jayhawk Audubon, junco, moth, nuthatch, raptor, spider, stiff goldenrod, titmouse, waterfowl. Leave a comment

November 6 – 12, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 5, 2017, in nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged cricket, crows, deer collisions, dragonfly, duck, grasshopper, hedge apple, maple leaves, milkweed seeds, raptor, shorebird, sparrow, spider gossamer, winter flock. Leave a comment

March 21 – 27, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 21, 2016, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged cottonwood catkin, duck, dutchman's breeches, elm seed, gooseberry, gull, maple seed, prairie burning, raptor, rue anemone, Sandhill crane, whooping crane. Leave a comment

March 14 – 20, 2016

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This entry was posted on March 13, 2016, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baldwin Woods, brome, Clinton Reservoir, Douglas County State Lake, elm blossom, false rue anemone, forsythia, maple blossom, migration, oak hickory woodland, Perry Reservoir, raptor, rue anemone, toothwort, western chorus frog, wheat, woodland violet. 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.

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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Kaw Valley Links

Kansas Area Watershed Council
Kansas Birding Listserv
University of Kansas Student Farm
Sustainability Action Network
Planet Drum Foundation
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Poet Laureate blog
Kansas Land Trust
Alliance for Wild Ethics
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Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour
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National Academies of Science information about climate change
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