Fresh Kills

2. a waste gas produced by the decomposition of garbage
5. the study of living organisms (plants and animals); often an umbrella teem for more specialized categories thereof
7. the color of the longest trail in Fresh Kills
8. the number of years Fresh Kills had been a landfill before its closure in March of 2001
9. the smallest falcon in North America, and a common species found at Fresh Kills Park
12. the name of the layer in FreshKills that prevents rainwater from seeping down from above or waste gases from coming up from below
13. a land-dwelling snail species that inhabits Fresh Kills parks

1. natural or agricultural land that encompasses an urban settlement, protected from development and intended to inhibit urban sprawl
3. the comprehensive study of the characteristics of an ecosystem
4. a special pump that draws up gas produced from the waste layer deep underground
6. the height (in feet) that the landfill would have reached, had it been kept open longer
10. a large bird of prey that suffered major population loss due to the use of DDT in the mid-20th century, but has been making a successful comeback in recent years
11. one of the many parks of which Fresh Kills is comprised; the park WHSAD students have visited most often