When politicians can on a whim remove protections and rulings (as we know first hand here on the Rancocas Creek Water Trail) there is an issue w a system that is fractured and needs systematic reforms. While the essence of conservation is multi-use, clear-cutting old growth forest is not the essence of conservation. Conservation believes in using land sustainably to preserve it for future generations, rather than allowing it to be exploited and lost forever.
From National Geographic. Tongass Roadless No More…An ancient forest in Alaska loses environmental protections. The Tongass National Forest, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, sustains Indigenous communities. A rollback of federal protections puts more than half of it at risk. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/2020/10/indigenous-communities-and-artists-fight-end-of-roadless-rule-in-tongass-national-forest/