Editing Treebeard (section)

=== Environmentalism ===

{{further|Environmentalism in The Lord of the Rings}}

[[Matthew T. Dickerson]] and [[Jonathan Evans (scholar)|Jonathan Evans]] see Treebeard as vocalizing a vital part of [[Environmentalism in The Lord of the Rings|Tolkien's environmental ethic]], the need to preserve and look after every kind of wild place, especially forests.{{sfn|Dickerson|Evans|2006|pp=119–144}} Tolkien's biographer [[John Garth (author)|John Garth]] writes that "A deep feeling for trees is Tolkien's most distinctive response to the natural world."{{sfn|Garth|2020|pp=112–131}}