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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

November 19 – 25, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 18, 2018, in Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged birdcount.org, box turtles, ducks, eagle, feederwatch.org, full moon hike, honeysuckle, leaf fall, lichen, moss, painted turtle, slider, snapping turtle, snow geese, winter bird feeding. Leave a comment

July 18 – 24, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 17, 2016, in July, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged algae, beebalm, black-eyed susan, brown eyed susan, bullfrog, cattail, cicada, compassplant, cottonwood fluff, dogwood berries, dragonfly, duckweed, gayfeather, gray coneflower, hedge parsley, ironweed, katydid, milkweed bug, monarch, queen anne's lace, rattlesnakemaster, shorebird, slender mountain mint, snapping turtle, St. John's wort, stiff sunflower, tick trefoil, vervain, water snake. Leave a comment

July 20 – 26, 2015 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on July 19, 2015, in July, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged algae, armadillo, beebalm, blackeyed susan, compassplant, cottonwood fluff, culver's root, dragonfly, duckweed, farmer's market, frogs, gayfeather, Illinois bundleflower, ironweed, katydid, purple prairie clover, queen anne's lace, rattlesnake master, snapping turtle, spider, tallgrass seedhead, treefrog, water snake. Leave a comment

November 24 – 30, 2014 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 23, 2014, in Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged bittersweet, box turtle, eagle, honeysuckle, osage orange, painted turtle, red slider turtle, snapping turtle, sticktite seeds, sunflower seed, turtle, wild turkey. Leave a comment

November 18 – 24, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 17, 2013, in Kansas, nature observation, November, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged amur honeysuckle, box turtle, Clinton, comet Ison, Hillsdale, oak leaves, painted turtle, Perry, quivira national wildlife refuge, snapping turtle, snow geese, Squaw Creek, trumpeter swan, Wakarusa Wetlands. 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.

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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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
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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