Kaw Valley Almanac for May 19-25, 2025
The three-petaled triangular blue spiderwort blooms for a day, but there is another bud below it, ready to step up and open the next day. Butterflies and hummingbirds love this plant.
Greg Kramos / USFWS
Trump administration wants to remove protections for threatened Kansas bird
The Trump administration is attempting to strike protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a bird that has teetered between threatened and endangered for decades.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Deed finalized to protect Baker Wetlands from development
The Baker Wetlands south of Lawrence will be permanently protected from development under a newly finalized restricted deed covenant, according to an announcement from Baker University.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Just Food celebrates opening of expanded community garden space
Lawrence community members gathered Wednesday to celebrate a new “enhanced” garden space at Just Food. It includes a tea garden with native plants, accessible raised beds, an outdoor classroom and more.
Kaw Valley Almanac for May 12-18, 2025
It’s going to be a perfect week to watch more prairie wildflowers emerge. The darker red markings in the center of these prairie phlox blossoms guide long tongued butterflies to reach the nectar and get coated with pollen in the process.
Don’t love your lawn? Embrace native plants with tips from a Kansas City master gardener
The standard approach to lawn and garden has squeezed fireflies, bumblebees, butterflies and more out of suburbs and cities. Homeowners are replacing exotic plants and lawns with native flowers, shrubs and trees to feed insects and birds.
Kaw Valley Almanac for May 5-11, 2025
Groundplum milkvetch is a native perennial prairie legume currently blooming that attract a variety of butterflies and other pollinators. Even though the rest of the plant is toxic, the fruit is edible and tasty.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Monarch Watch’s annual spring plant fundraiser is live; free open house to follow
Thousands of pollinator-friendly plants are available for purchase during Monarch Watch’s annual online sale and spring open house.
Kaw Valley Almanac for April 28 – May 4, 2025
Verbena is a showy prairie wildflower blooming right now. Flower clusters start blooming around the edges and work their way toward the center as the season progresses.
Experts challenge Evergy plans to add natural gas plants in Kansas
Opponents to two new natural gas plants proposed by Evergy testified Wednesday about uncertain costs of natural gas and pushed the Kansas Corporation Commission to consider other options for expanding power generation in the state.
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