The issue here is not "logging", but thinning fuels. Wish they had done that at Bandelier National Monument,
instead of "controlled burns". But they didn't, and the resulting "controlled burns" burned 200 homes here in Los Alamos. And the mountains west of town are still a black wasteland after almost 5 years.
One difference is that sequoias essentially don't burn. Then only reproduce when the other trees are burned out around them.
Why not sell the trees to the highest bidder and use the money to maintain the park?