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May 1 – 7, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 30, 2017, in Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bluejay, brome pollen, buckeye, bumblebee, cardinal, carp, copperhead, corn, coyote, creamy wild indigo, flicker, fox, gooseberries, hoary puccoon, jack in the pulpit, locust tree, lousewort, May apple, meadowlark, milo, morel, opossum, oxalis, prairie violet, pussy toes, rabbit, shiners, skunk, soybeans, starry eyed grass, sunfish, swallow, turkey, verbena, wasp, wild plums, wild raspberry, wild strawberries, woodland phlox. Leave a comment

December 19 – 25, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on December 18, 2016, in December, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged blue sky, bluejay, cardinal, chickadee, deer, downy woodpecker, eagle, hawk, junco, nuthatch, oak, pine siskin, prairie grasses, red bellied woodpecker, Sycamore, titmouse, turkey, winter solstice. 2 Comments

April 28 – May 4, 2014 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on April 27, 2014, in April, Kansas, May, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged black locust, bumblebee, chickweed, chigger, copperhead, coyote, dandelion, deer, elm, fox, lambsquarter, maple, May apple, morel, mustard garlic, nettle, opossum, plantain, poke, rabbit, redbud, skunk, snake, swallow, tick, tree frog, turkey, turkey vulture, watercress, wild onion. Leave a comment

November 25 – December 1, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on November 24, 2013, in Kansas, nature observation, November, phenology, Prairie and tagged acorns, deer, deer hunting season, duck, eagle, ground squirrel, pack rat, snow geese, trumpeter swan, turkey. 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.

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
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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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