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March 7 – 13, 2022 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 6, 2022, in Prairie and tagged Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, snow geese. Leave a comment

November 23 – 29, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 22, 2020, in Prairie and tagged crawdads, ducks, eagles, hawks, oak leaves, owls, reindeer lichen, salamanders, snow geese, turtles. Leave a comment

November 9 – 15, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 9, 2020, in Prairie and tagged blackbird flocks, deer, eagles, fall leaves, hawks, Loess Bluffs NWR, snow geese. Leave a comment

March 2 – 8, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 1, 2020, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged american woodcock, biocrust, Craig Freeman, gardening, lichen, snow geese, Trees Shrubs and Woody Vines of Kansas, turkey vulture, western chorus frog. Leave a comment

February 17 – 23, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 16, 2020, in Prairie and tagged Angelou Ezeilo, eagle nesting, Lawrence Public Library, Mars occultation, migratory waterfowl, raptors, sap tapping, snow geese. Leave a comment

December 30 – January 5, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 29, 2019, in Prairie and tagged beetle, cricket, grasshoppers, insect antifreeze, Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge, moth, Quadrantid meteor shower, snow geese, summer solstice, sunrise. Leave a comment

March 18 – 24, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 17, 2019, in Kansas, March, phenology, Prairie and tagged carpenter bee, Clinton Reservoir, Fitch Natural History Preserve, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, native woodland wildflowers, Rice tract nature trail, salamander, snow geese, spring peeper, western chorus frog, woodcock. Leave a comment

March 11 – 17, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 10, 2019, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged crocus, daisy, eastern red cedar, elm blossom, maple blossom, mullein, prickly pear, sandhill cranes, snow geese, snowdrop, western chorus frog. Leave a comment

March 4 – 10, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 3, 2019, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged elm, maple, sap tapping, severe weather, snow, snow geese. Leave a comment

February 25 – March 3, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 24, 2019, in February, Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged american woodcock, cedar, just doing that moon, Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge, morning bird songs, snow geese, snowdrops, western chorus frog. 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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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
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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