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April 22 – 28, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 21, 2019, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged American toad, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, bat, flycatcher, hoary puccoon, hummingbird, oriole, pollinators, prairie violet, prevernal, redbud, shorebird, spring beauty, spring ephemerals, verbena, western chorus frog, wild cherry blossom, wild plum blossom, wood betony, yellow bellied sapsucker, yellow throated warbler. Leave a comment

April 15 – 21, 2019 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 14, 2019, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bat, buckeye, buttercup, cottonwood leaves, coyote, cutleaf toothwort, daisy, dutchman's breeches, elm, fox, goldenrod, lousewort, maple, mole, native grasses, papaw, prairie violet, raccoon, redbud, spring beauty, squirrel, Trout lily, turtle, wood betony. Leave a comment

April 23 – 29, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 22, 2018, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bird songs, Breidenthal woods, buttercup, lousewort, spring beauty, woodland flowers. Leave a comment

April 9 – 15, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 8, 2018, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged buttercup, cutleaf toothwort, dutchman's breeches, false rue anemone, gooseberry, hickory, Jayhawk Audubon Society, May apple, oak leaves, prairie violet, pussy toes, redbud, rue anemone, spring beauty, Sycamore, Trout lily, verbena, violet, wood betony, woodland phlox. Leave a comment

April 10 – 16, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 9, 2017, in April, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged American toad, Baker Wetlands, bats, frog call, hoary puccoon, hummingbird feeder, lousewort, morel mushrooms, papaw, prairie violet, spring beauty, Trout lily, verbena, warblers, wild turkey. Leave a comment

May 2 – 8, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

May 2, 2016

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This entry was posted on May 1, 2016, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged apple-cedar rust, brome, chickweed, corn, creamy wild indigo, dandelion, gooseberry, lambsquarter, locust bloom, milo, nettle, new jersey tea, oxeye daisy, plantain, poke, pollinators, prairie parsley, prairie violet, soybean, spring beauty, starry eyed grass, verbena, watercress, wheat, wild cherry, wild garlic, wild onion, wild plum, wild strawberry, yarrow. 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

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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.

Buffalo Pawing Earth Moon: June

The Osage, like many of the eastern horticultural tribes who inhabited the woodland/prairie transition zone from Minnesota to Texas, planted extensive gardens in the spring, then left the children and grandparents to tend them while most of the tribe went west to hunt bison. This is reflected in the name of the summer moons, which chronicle the behavior of the primary protein source for these tribes.

The parade of prairie flowers that began in May continues in earnest in June, with each week unfolding a new flavor of colors as wave after wave of wildflowers compete for the sunlight with the growing warm season prairie grasses. June also sees berries ripening, ranging from mulberries and blackberries to wild raspberries, gooseberries and currants.

Mammals are busy raising young, and some birds are starting second litters as the wheat ripens in the fields. Corn grows noticeably on a daily basis this month, and soybeans go from green rows in dark fields to a carpet of green. The summer solstice arrives on June 21st and the entire landscape seems to be alive with life as a result of the energy-filled longest days of the year. Nights are shorter, but full in its own way with the sounds of night life and the beautiful summer constellations in the sky.

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