A blazing start Leakey visit, tour highlight IRM's first year ing the institute for publicity reasons. n this era of cutbacks, pared programs The criticism caused him to back off and and extinct services, the long-awaited quietly put his energy into something coninauguration of the Institute for Resource Management began with a blaze. structive. "Action has much more volume than words," After two years of lund raising, Robert Redhe said. ford, the institute's lounder, finally managed After having spent a great deal of time to raise the 6.5 million dollars that were needed for the endowment. working in Washington, D.C., Redford began In the fall, the program got under way when to realize he was dealing with different government agencies whose views didn't extend noted anthropologist Richard Leakey and beyond the limits of their departments. During Redford accompanied the 20 graduate this time, he also realized that his local area in students from the University of Idaho and Utah was very fragile and decisions were Washington State University on a field trip to being made without enough forethought as to Marmes rockshelter. However, just outside of the consequences. Washtucna, Wash., their bus caught fire and On the run. they were delayed until other transportation He said his involvement in Utah, coupled hat out.lde 01 Wonhtuena. WadliDgtoD. the bWl that could be arranged. with a lot of thought, made him realize the the IRM .ludeDt. aDd Redneed for a new type of manager to make Despite the mishap, Hope Moore, executive ford .ere tiding In eaught balanced decisions between resource director of the institute, felt all went well. She fhe. The Itlp to Marme. development and preservation. added that the logistics involved with roebhelter wa. delayed At the concluding lecture, sponsored by the bringing together two personalities the until other tran.portoUon could antve. (photo by M. IRM, Leakey discussed the possibility of man's caliber of Redford and Leakey were tremenTouhey) battle over the world's remaining resources, dous. including the use of nuclear weapons, which While on the road, Redford talked individually with each of the IBM fellows to get to know them and lind would destroy the environment. out their needs and expectations of the program. Leakey said the multi-disciplinary approach of the institute Redford said he has been criticized in the past for being followed his own beliefs on natural resource management, and totally opposed to resource development. He explained that it he predicted that if the program is successful, similar institutes was a distorted view that has led some to accuse him of start- might develop elsewhere. 0
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