Conservation in Bucks County

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Across
  1. 5. a fast-flying bird that can feed on the nectar of the butterfly-weed
  2. 6. The Latin word for the Genus of plant that all the beautiful yellow goldenrods fall into
  3. 7. the Latin species name for the earliest blooming goldenrod that can only thrive in "high-quality" (biodiverse) grasslands
  4. 9. the variety of skipper butterfly that prefers Purple Lovegrass as the host for laying its eggs
  5. 11. A bug that specializes on eating Purple lovegrass by sucking sweet juices from the coarse leaf blades
  6. 12. the township in which Tinicum Conservancy holds its western-most conservation easement
  7. 14. The common English name for the beautiful little orange flower whose Latin name is Aclepias tuberosa
  8. 15. Location of Tinicum Conservancy's headquarters
  9. 16. type of butterfly pictured on the Gray Goldenrod, a species that rarely uses flower nectar but likes the goldenrods nonetheless
  10. 18. term that describes the amount of different organisms living in an area and that functioning together create a healthy, balanced food web, literally meaning "variety of life"
  11. 19. a variety of non-venomous brownsnake that benefits from the Purple lovegrass for habitat
  12. 22. A category of plant that is extra important in an ecosystem because it feeds many different insects, birds, and wildlife
  13. 23. a hearty species of native grass that can grow in almost any condition, even along salted roadsides and along black walnut trees (which emit plant toxins from their roots)
  14. 24. important foodsource for birds that is commonly associated with Little Bluestem
Down
  1. 1. the type of bee that specializes on pollinating goldenrod plants
  2. 2. a beloved butterfly species that thrives on Butterfly weed and goldenrod that can be planted in most sunny yards to provide critical food for the buttefly's long journey
  3. 3. In its 30 years of existence, Tinicum Conservancy has protected over 5200 of these
  4. 4. the beautiful iridescent non-stinging predatory wasp pictured on the Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint
  5. 5. category of plant-eating mammal that doesn't eat mountain mints because the minty oil disrupts their digestive process
  6. 8. variety of keystone plant that may support more pollinating insects than any other plant in grassland settings
  7. 10. Bird with a beautiful song pictured with the Little Bluestem
  8. 13. an aromatic (pleasant-smelling) category of plants that can grow in almost any kind of soil or geology as long as it's in full sun, and which commonly occurs together with goldenrod species
  9. 14. Very harmful species of invasive plant banned from Pennsylvania nurseries in 2021 because it takes over forest understories, crowding out important native plant species, and is a favored host of ticks
  10. 17. The Exceptional-Value designated waterway in upper Bucks County
  11. 20. the Latin genus name for a bright orange flower that references the Greek god of medicine
  12. 21. river closest to the Tinicum Conservancy headquarters