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<br />/lC!xican Cut is a very fr<1<lile ecosystem. It is ideally suited
<br />for basic biolugical rese~rch due to 1) its long-time isolation
<br />which 11'"lS ,-,.Limillilted most traces of l1ulI\an intervention, 2) its
<br />physioyraphic orGanization into step-like units at differing
<br />altitudes, ranging from spruce-fir, SUbalpine forest to high
<br />nlpiJ10, 3) its unj.~ue vnri,ntj,on of populations iJ'1 adjncent
<br />hab1tilts, ilnd 4) tho easo of lTIanagomcnt to prevent encroachment
<br />I' J:"()m I\t'1911))orin<] arL'as. 'l'NC is the owner and HI'll:lI~ has the reSpon-
<br />sibility of caretaker institution. 'l'he basic Ht'IBI. policy has been
<br />to ut.il.ize Mexican Cut as a rc'search pn,sorve as i",olated from human
<br />impact as possible. Such isolaLed habitaLs are very rare in the
<br />modern worl d n f: h i(Jh humau dons i ty, .tnc,Lccwed r.ccrcation dcmunds
<br />which includ(~ w,l1dern(~ss campin'1, li\nd devc;,lol'llt<mt., mining,
<br />q1',:'I;': [11<1 , and ,;t:ll.p-c()nt!'L)11l'cl (i.IJh ";LockiJl<j. ()v('!' the last t.on
<br />'yc~rs, . the major impa.ct on r.1oxican Cut", ecosYfJh:nil has stemmr..:!d from
<br />t'h,.:.' l:c~::;Qat'ch dctiv.it:l(,}::i Lh(Jmselv(~~;:. Such cff(1CtS can never be
<br />c1.LllliJ\;lt'l~d unt..iI bioloqists C;1n wi\lk on air or vmter. '['he
<br />Clll~l(la(; \.JodlH of H~lBL J\\an.a90nl()nt. or .r-lexi.ci\n Cut. ar(~ t;o cont.inuo
<br />e.ffot.t~:; to m.inind~I.I.~ (~f[ccts of research (")J1(l c'dUC.'ll:ional Clcl:ivi.t:ieB,
<br />Illalutain t.ho area dS isolated os possible frOtH oxternal i.nflucJlc(!B,
<br />;11\<.1 to foster basic research of tho hi.qhnst qlli\J ;,l',y. Hoxican Cul,
<br />j,ll I'll i ,,; WilY, "lIt con L1: ibuto to the ba sic core (l [ hUfililn knowhHlqn
<br />of Tlil t:.uJ:-dl QCOi..Yf;t('IllH and pl~ov.Ldc a l)aui~.; by whi.ch to Jll<1tlSUrC 1Il~\1l1 ~;}
<br />:i.miJ.1ct on b,is envir.onn\ent. '
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<br />On August 8, 19'11, RlllJL Board of 'l'rustees formally a[>pointed a
<br />Hexic~u Cut Coordinator t.o handle all matters concerning tbe
<br />J1C Hescarch PJ:"oserve as follows:
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<br />1) Coordini.\to all research projects in !<lexicall CuI; to prevent:
<br />UlllllOccssilry con E.U.c t 0 f in teres ts and imprOl'L~r or potentiiilJ.y
<br />d(,~~;t.l-llctivlJ 0xpl.-jriments,
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<br />~?) l\ct.: a~:; \:1 clcc.U'..i.nq-houue for all OClW propo,God projecl:~'.j after
<br />con~3Ultilt.J()n with Llho diH'ctor, <:Ind the other reseaL'chors
<br />committed to thc~ nr.(~~l,
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<br />J) Or<jani2c a \'Jeokly meeting of r,Jexican Cut ,rosoarchers fO,1:" fl:OO
<br />c~xchanqQ of ideas,
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<br />4) Co.lloct }Jubl.icaI:Jons which rosult from re[;("ln:11 in tho ar()u and
<br />tranf;mit titles 'to the President of the llo,1rd of 'l'J:\uit',('OU, and
<br />reprinL" 1:0 the elirectol:, librarian, and chainnan 01' tho
<br />Natunll l\rei1:'3 Committee,
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<br />5) thxlii'lte necessnry ex~)cndit.u'los w.i th tho d,i..r...~ctor and tJ:(1i13U.t:'Ol:'
<br />of WlllL,
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<br />l;) Con;:ult wHh and inform t.he chaJnui1i1 of the Natural Areas
<br />Conuni ttou nnd t:he I.ia i~;()11 wi t.h 'i'NC of lldv is':ibJ.o cxpundl tUJ:'QS fl:t,1ll
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