Years ago a local PhD spoke at Tsunami Books RE 25 years owning forest land: per his calc he made more $ sustainably thinning than if he had clearcut!  He drafted Forest Care deed restrictions. He had maps of properties, knew which birds and animals visited what times of the year and created watering systems to establish edibles i.e., elderberries. A logger to love.  
 
_but most of them don’t really have much impact other than aesthetic..._

Many seeing logging in all 4 directions in past decades noticed that after huge stands of trees were logged at one time, hillsides start filling in creeks, rivers. Rises in waterway beds caused not only flooding on private, public properties but also severe mudslides. 

Another point: near Blue River on Hwy 126 was a clearcut; the next year, dozens of trees on an adjacent property blew down.

Read Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Stamets, former logger.
Forest floor is as important as  tree canopy to preserve web of life.