Reminds me of when I went on a guided tour of the Gettysburg battlefield and the tour guide said: "We don't have a clear view here like Brockenbrough did because of all the trees in our line of sight."
A tourist was puzzled by this and she said: "But weren't there a lot more trees here back then?"
The guide told her they were almost no trees in those fields in 1863 and that the trees were a more recent addition to the landscape.
She didn't buy it, not comprehending that back when the loaf of bread you ate was made from grain in your neighborhood rather than in Nebraska, trees were considered a waste of good farmland.
When my in-laws from Britain visited my area, western Wisconsin, a few years back, they were astounded at the amount of trees. They were further surprised at the amount of trees in urban areas like La Crosse, Wisconsin. When you look at La Crosse from the top of Granddad Bluff a local attraction, much of the city is obscured by trees. As a lifelong resident of this area, I had taken it all for granted. Apparently my in-laws had been deceived by all the doomists who were screaming that we were running out of trees.