Across
- 2. Studies how ecosystems work
- 4. Pioneer shrub or tree of wet meadows and riverbanks
- 7. Common yellow wildflower of meadows, flowering late summer to fall
- 8. Small falcon that hunts the "Keeper of the Meadow"
- 9. Dry and dominated by grasses
- 11. Most important human trait needed to learn about nature
- 12. Large night hunting raptor that eats rabbits, racoons, skunks, porcupines, mice and even cats
- 13. hawk Large hawk soars over meadows hunting small mammals
- 14. Plant specialist
- 15. Climax tree that grows in its own shade, how sweet!
- 17. The change in plant communities from one type to another over time
- 18. Mixture of wildflowers, grasses and shrubs
- 19. A "popular" fast growing pioneer tree
Down
- 1. Shrub that barks
- 3. Teaches nature appreciation on guide walks
- 5. Shady and dominated by trees
- 6. Mouse-like rodent called the "Keeper of the Meadow" because it eats bark off tree seedlings, often killing them
- 10. Small night hunting raptor that eats birds, bats, snakes & amphibians
- 16. Studies plants & animals
