June/July 2024

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Across
  1. 1. polished beads created from the shell of a clam pierced and strung in strands, belts, or sashes
  2. 3. an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends
  3. 5. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces
  4. 10. the invisible mixture of gases that envelope the planet
  5. 13. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy
  6. 14. a group of people living in the same place
  7. 16. People of the Longhouse
  8. 17. tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully
  9. 18. a common scientific survey method used to sample fish populations
Down
  1. 1. a freshwater fish in the perch family, also called the yellow pike or yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel
  2. 2. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
  3. 4. organic material that comes from plants and animals
  4. 6. the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning
  5. 7. the cleanup, removal, treatment, and/or containment of hazardous substances, pollution, or contaminants
  6. 8. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  7. 9. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common waterbody
  8. 11. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
  9. 12. the process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer
  10. 13. airborne chemicals that have antifungal and antibacterial properties and protect plants from disease and insects
  11. 15. the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources