> > land, trees, and nice quality living.
I have the feeling they're talking about land in their area that they don't own, that for whatever reason is prevented from being used for new homes, and their worry is that zoning changes allowing it would ruin the quality of life there by removing the greenery and open spaces.
I live in the woods in a rainy location. Everyone has 0.5 acres and lots of trees. The grocery store is 10 mins away and we only have one major road in and out.
For those who want to live a different style of life, please go live it.
But for us who are living here, it seems to me we want to preserve our way of life so that we don't have to deal with the pollution, noise, and safety issues that some larger cities are having trouble with.