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.
When my godson came to Maine for the first time, he had the same reaction.
He'd been convinced by the "educators" that the entire country had been clear-cut by evil capitalists.