The logging ban prohibits commercial timber harvesting, but allows logging by local people on a quota basis. (sciencedaily.com)
This is primarily due to active fire reduction / suppression policies over the last century or more by federal and state land managers, and / or timber harvesting practices. (realclimate.org)
Almost half of the 60 million metric tons of forest timber harvested each year are used to generate energy, either directly or within industrial processes. (sciencedaily.com)