Yeah, the "enviromentalists" sure have some weirdos.
I am cutting in a new road to my barn. I will be cutting down another 50 or so trees. Some at least a 100 years old. Add that on top of the 400 I removed when clearing for my pasture. Of course, I still have about 10,000 left.
Of course, I save all the hardwood to burn as firewood. I have a nice fire going right now.