I'd go farther: I thought it was a surprisingly good writeup for a general audience magazine! Northern Woodlands is interesting, partly because they take a somewhat pro-logging stance for what is essentially an environmentalist nature-oriented publication. We'll see where the next parts of the series go.
Your points about the limitations of forests for carbon sequestration are a good reality check, but there are others that are more optimistic that improved forest management can be play at least a regionally significant role. Here's a recent Harvard Forest publication claiming that forests currently offset about 14% of New England's 2020 fossil fuel emissions, a number which could be increased to 21% with better practices: https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.f...
Your points about the limitations of forests for carbon sequestration are a good reality check, but there are others that are more optimistic that improved forest management can be play at least a regionally significant role. Here's a recent Harvard Forest publication claiming that forests currently offset about 14% of New England's 2020 fossil fuel emissions, a number which could be increased to 21% with better practices: https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/sites/harvardforest.f...