There is aloooot of forest in Canada. You can properly manage some of it near populated places, but it is simply infeasible to directly or indirectly manage even most of it.
The Cascades didn't always consist of endless acres of Douglas Fir and sword ferns. As the glaciers receded, the indigenous tribes and the natural fire ecology maintained oak savanna where there is now dense forest and fuel buildup. I agree with your point, but just wanted to point out that the land was manageable before we allowed most of it to turn into forest.
