But lets NOT log them and make some use of them, plus stopping the beetle infestation. Let them die and become kindling for the next lightning strike.
. The Forest Service did actually put out a bid for loggers to harvest dead trees in Summit County, but there were no takers. The reason: excessive regulations had closed all the sawmills in Colorado, and the amount of money the forest service offered wasn't enough to transport the logs all the way to Utah and still make a profit.