Tolkien’s Fangorn: This Forest is Old
Fangorn Forest is old. But how can you tell? Old, mature forests like Fangorn have specific characteristics that younger forests do not.
Tolkien's Dead Marshes: Not Dead, Not a Marsh
The first thing you should know about me is that I love The Lord of the Rings. The second thing is that I’m a professional ecologist. These two things go together.