you should understand that i live in BC and so i know a thing or two about forests. old growth forest rely on those dead trees to fertalise the ground and offer shelter for younger trees, and animals. with out dead trees like them the fertility of the soil would fall steaply and the forest would die altogether. another thing to remeber is the forest fires are natureal ad they art actually good for forest because they clean them and also re juvinate the grounds. aces are very good for growing new trees.