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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...18 ...,.Limillilted m08t traces of l1u1I1an 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 I1t'1911))or,i.n9 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 h~bitaLs ~re very rare in the
<br />modern worl d n f: h i'Jh humau dens i ty, .i.nc.Lccwed r.ccrcation dCJnunds
<br />which inc1ud(~ w.l1dern(~ss campin'1, 1iln<.l deve;,lol'llIc'nt., mining,
<br /><'11',:.,;,: LII<I , and ,;t:ll.p-contl'L)11l'cl (i.IJh ";l.ockiJl<j. ()V('l' the last t.on
<br />'yc~rs, . the major impa.ct on r.1oxican Cut., ecosYfJh:nil has stemmr..:!d from
<br />t'hl,.',' l:c~::;Qat'ch dctiv.it:l(,}::i Lh(Jmselv(~~;:. Such cff(1CtS can never be
<br />c.l.i.lllin,lt'l~d unt.,ll 1.>.;,010qi8t.s Ci1n willk on a.i.r 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 />,111<.1 to foster basic research of tho hi.qhnst '1U11.1 i.t.y. Hexican Cul,
<br />.i.I> th i ,.; WilY, "lIt con L1: ibute to the ba sic core (l [ hUfiwn knowhHlqn
<br />of Tlil t:.urdl QCOi..Yf;{':('IllH and pl~ov.Ldc a l)aui~.; by whi.ch to Jll<1tlSUrC 1Il~\1l1 ~;}
<br />:i.llliJ.1ct on h.ts envir.olln\ent. .
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<br />On August 8, 19'11, RlllJL Board of 'l'rustees formall.y a[>pointed a
<br />Hexic~u Cut Coordinator t.o handle all matters concerning the
<br />J1C Hescarch PJ:'eserve as follows:
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<br />1) Coordini.lt.o all research projects in !<lexical] CuI; to prevent:
<br />unnlOccssilry con E.U,c t 0 f in teres ts and imprOl'L~r or potunti/.d,J.y
<br />d(,~~;t.l'llctivlJ 0xpl.'Jriments,
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<br />~?) l\ct.: a~:; \:1 clcc.u".i.nq-houue for all nClW propo,God projecl:~".j after
<br />cOn~.iUltilt.J()n with Ll'l<o diH'ctor, <:Ind the ot.her resuilt'chers
<br />committed to thc~ nr.(~~l,
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<br />J) Or<jani2c a \veekly mueting of r,Jexican Cut .resoarchers fo.t' fl:OO
<br />c~xchanqQ of ideas,
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<br />4) Co.llect }Jul.>l.icaI:Jons which rosu1t from reSthln:!1 in tho ar()u and
<br />tranf;mit titles .to the President of the llo<1rd of '!'nuil'.('Ou, and
<br />reprinL" 1:0 the eli.rectol:, librarian, and chainnan of tho
<br />Natunll l\reC'l:'3 Committee,
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<br />5) thxl.ti'lte necessnry ex~)cnditu'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 cha:i.nui1n of the N<:ItuJ:i.1l 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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