So was I. Not here in corn country. The skies are blue, the air is clean and the wildlife is back. It gets better every year.
In the 60s there were bird murmurations everywhere, now very rare. There are few bees, I'll bet also in CORN country. Just the statement CORN country is a statement of a sick planet. Good that you are planting trees amidst that gross activity by farmers who know very little about soil and life.