Most couple the forest service / owl thing as the end of timber and in some places that was so. Private holdings are primarily in tree farms on 40 year rotations for harvest plus some thinning. It is mechanized and the equipment is much smaller and much faster than the old slack line & high lead towers and LESS EMPLOYESS are needed.

If your in Grays Harbor the two largest land owners blew through the rotation harvesting for $$$ and then the big wind storm blowdown run it down more although most was salvaged. So dependent on location and age group of the trees plus the land owners harvest plan it can or not be more or less. The most conservative large owner harvest plan is Green Diamond ( Simpson ) the least was always Weyco.