A young forest is more healthy. Old growth rainforests are healthy ecosystems which have evolved over thousands of years to be more resistant to insects and disease. They are naturally regenerating, with trees of all different ages. Decaying wood retains water and supports new life. The needles of big, old trees filter water and their roots hold soils in place.
Salvage logging is needed after forest fires to aid ecosystem recovery.
No, it is not. In fact, salvage, and the road building, cat skidding, and log removal it involves increase erosion, reduce habitat for wildlife, and fragment what wild lands we have left. Forest fires are a natural part of our ecosystem and contribute to the health of our forests. Fires should be suppressed only in tourist and rural interface areas. Logging is needed to create jobs and save the economy.