That’s a strange sentiment. They are going up in mostly barren land that is basically windswept (well, that’s where the most wind is!). So maybe it can be mixed

That’s a strange sentiment. They are going up in mostly barren land that is basically windswept (well, that’s where the most wind is!). So maybe it can be mixed with agriculture, but this is not what I would consider prime natural trekking land. The only thing it affects are scenic drives like through the Columbia river gorge (lots of wind turbines and hydroelectric dams).