Actually you are missing a big point. Before the greenies put a stop to logging fires were not as severe. Logging does the same job as fires and combined with controlled burns of brush, is much better for the economy and the so called eco-system. The big plus is timber is a renewable resource but of course the greenies act as if trees never grow back or that if a tree isn’t at least 200 years old it is worthless, when in fact young trees produce more oxygen than old ones and provide more food for wildlife, all facts that greenies, and a lot of conservatives, ignore.
Not all forest land is suitable for logging is it? It’s nominally forest, but I can tell you from personal knowledge that the So Cal forests don’t all have trees which are suitable for wood products or pulp. Your comment may have validity in some places, but certainly not all of the intermountain west which is were the problem exists. Some positive effect - yes, but not a panacea.