Handcrafted pewter necklace with adjustable cotton cording.

In ecology, a snag tree is simply a dead or dying tree. Our strange society deems such trees as eyesores or hazards, and for much of history they have been used as a symbol of danger and death. This is of course in contrast to the living tree, which is typically a symbol of life.
In temperate forests, however, snags tree provide critical habitat for more than 100 species of bird and mammal, and snags are often called 'wildlife trees' by foresters. Dead, decaying wood supports a rich community of decomposers like bacteria and fungi, insects, and other invertebrates. These organisms and their consumers, along with the structural complexity of cavities, hollows, and broken tops make snags important habitat for birds, bats, and small mammals, which in turn feed larger mammalian predators.
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(color of each pendant's patina vary slightly)
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Crafted by Cee Jones.