Down to Earth,
Your sentiments about knocking down a tree sitter are pretty lame. Even if it is a joke, that's out of line. You come here asking for help working out a business plan instead of doing the work yourself and then make crass jokes.
If you didn't even think about remediation, what did you learn when you got your MS? Sounds like you bought into the "Big Timber" plan of clear cutting and leave method of land management. Instead of learning that there is actually and end to the timber supply and the need to really manage for a real sustainability, "Big Timber" just feeds at the trough like pigs. The National Forests belong to everyone, not just "Big Timber".
Remember, Hayduke Lives!
Tom