WASHINGTON – Torry Nergart and many others live in the mountains of western North Carolina because they love being close to the forests, rivers and public lands. That is making them feel particularly protective since President Donald Trump ordered a major boost to U.S. timber production, seeking to strip regulations and speed up approval. …Trump’s orders declare reliance on timber imports a threat to national security and mandate an increase in U.S. logging production, claiming past federal policies have stymied job creation, boosted wildfire risk and raised construction costs. …Western North Carolina has a long history of logging, but residents worry this development could upend the current system in favor of speed. …Much of the federally owned land in the United States is in the West, where two-thirds of forest lands in some states are government controlled, said David Wear, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future, a think tank.