Groton Nature Center Exhibit Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. known for their eerie call
  2. 6. gender of woodcock with larger wing chord
  3. 7. condition of the bog soil
  4. 10. bedrock of Groton
  5. 11. ecosystem created when the glacier was near
  6. 13. their favorite food is moose
  7. 14. used to tow logs
  8. 15. one of the first many essential structures that CCC workers built upon arriving in Groton
  9. 16. ecosystem created when the glacier receded
Down
  1. 1. probes the soil for worms
  2. 2. almost went extinct for their fur
  3. 4. metamorphic rock that has easily seen mineral grains; a mica-rich type of this is found in the Waits River Formation
  4. 5. reintroduced to the forest to control the porcupine population
  5. 8. tall evergreen shrub with waxy leaves; Groton has the second largest colony of them
  6. 9. not a teepee
  7. 12. used by the Abenaki to manage the forest