This is bullchit,the mill in Prineville had a small log mill that could make lumber from trees as small as 8". The problem is how to get some trees out without the skidder tearing up the ground, what to do about roads, the slash, and the list never ends.
People that write or sit in an office somewhere running a computer model have all the answers though.
We can sell it, let them build houses all over it and then we won't have the responsibility of protecting the private property, we could also let people live below sea level where we wouldn't have any financially expensive obligation either.