I absolutely agree, you touched on the main problem, that wildness or unused resources are considered superior to well managed, appropriately used lands. As the owners of these lands, not only are we responsible for maintaining the health of the forests, but we’re also entitled to use them and harvest the resources within, responsibility. Some things sound scary, clear cutting is considered bad, yet it is the cure for many tree diseases/parasites. If a person has a cancerous tumor everyone agrees that it’s better for the body to remove the growth, even though cutting into flesh is frightening and messy.