text: Conversely, this can be dealt with through non-externalities anchored premises, E.G.: Moving Toward a Prosperous Future: The Case for Stewardship Logging as a Viable Economic Development Alternative's "...staunch the bleeding of a variety of manufacturing & other jobs. Evidence based rebuttals follow: 1. "...Forestry and silviculture have a much longer history than most people realize...The early European settlers were mainly agriculturists, who viewed forests as obstacles to be removed...It was the policy of both colonial governments and the later government of the United States to transfer public lands into private ownership as rapidly as possible, in the belief that agricultural development would naturally follow..."etc. (https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/publications/pnw_gtr696/GTR696a.pdf), 2. "...Research ecologist Dede Olson has studied amphibians and their habitats for 35 years. She has substantially advanced understanding of amphibian ecology, the need for conservation measures,..."