I'm going to try to find some facts to back this up, but the timber companies have been crying, trying, begging to log burned areas, infested areas for years. The enviro's have kept them out maintaining they'll disturb the dirt. They have stopped every bid to get to this wasted timber. Mills have rebuilt to handle 6 and 8 inch timber. They've transititioned to chip mills to process the junk and waste.
Remind me if I don't get to this soon, I should be able to find some data for you. Every night on our local news, we hear about the enviro's lawyers challenging each bid to log the stuff you mention and dragging the court process out until the timber is no longer useful.
Hi EBUCK...do you have some information on this handy?? Please see post's #13 &23.