We would have much healthier forests if the lawyers, the politicians, the Sierra Club, the hard left, and the other eco-nuts would go away.
The forests should be managed by the scientists and foresters. The final say should be based upon biology and forestry.
I'm a suburbanite completely naive about these things, but why can't the dead trees be cut down and removed? Wouldn't they have some value, if not for lumber, then at least pulp or even fuel? Too expensive? Product not worth the effort?