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February 28 – March 6, 2022 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 27, 2022, in Prairie and tagged drought, red bellied woodpecker, winter flocks, zodiacal light. 1 Comment

September 14 – 20, 2020 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2020, in Prairie and tagged bidens, woolly bear caterpillar, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

March 12 – 18, 2018 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on March 11, 2018, in Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Bradford pear, cedar pollen, drought, ducks, eagles, elm pollen, honeysucke, Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge, maple pollen, Platte River, Sandhill crane, snow geese, stinging nettle, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

February 20 – 26, 2017 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on February 19, 2017, in February, Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged bald eagle nesting, cottontail rabbit, coyote, elm buds, great horned owl nesting, maple bud, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, red fox, rue anemone, western chorus frog, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

February 29 – March 6, 2016 Kaw Valley Almanac

February 29, 2016

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This entry was posted on February 28, 2016, in February, Kansas, March, nature observation, phenology, Prairie and tagged Baldwin Woods, bird song, bobcat, cedar pollen, Clinton Reservoir, Douglas County State Lake, ducks, elm, japanese honeysuckle, maple, multiflora rose, snow geese, Squaw Creek, woodcock, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

September 30 – October 6, 2013 Kaw Valley Almanac

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This entry was posted on September 29, 2013, in Kansas, nature observation, phenology, Prairie, September and tagged aster, Clinton lake, cricket, dragonfly, gentian, grasshopper, Kaw River, papaw, persimmon, redwinged blackbird, snakeroot, Wakarusa Wetlands, zodiacal light. Leave a comment

October 1-7, 2012

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This entry was posted on October 2, 2012, in nature observation, October, phenology, Prairie and tagged annual sunflowers, ash trees, blackbirds, Clinton lake, fall colors, fog, grackles, land institute, perennial sunflowers, prairie festival, ragweed, sparrows, zodiacal light. 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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University of Kansas Student Farm
Sustainability Action Network
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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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