When I walked in this section of our public forest a few months ago I saw a lot of trees larger than 22 inches in diameter (either at DBH or at the butt).  It's not the oldest forest on the McKenzie Ranger District but it's not a tree farm either.

Exporting logs exports mill jobs.

Some of my ancestors were in the furniture business, a use of trees that is almost non-existent in Ore-is-gone.  Value added products create more jobs than cutting logs and sending them on a boat to Asia.