: I am told: Easter Island was forested when the first people landed there in
: their wooden canoes. Over the years they harvested the timber to build
: wooden canoes to catch fish and their population grew. When the last tree
: was cut, wooden canoes could no longer be built, fish could no longer be
: caught and the population crashed.

: When some critical resource runs out for us, the population will crash.

I seldom agree with you, George; but this time you are right. Wood is renewable if properly managed which seldom is.