In honor of Reed Lee Wadley.

In honor of Reed Lee Wadley. Sometime before June 1992, I had heard about a brief study by adoctoral student, Reed Wadley, on the impact of roads in the area ofDanau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve. My husband, 10-year old son, and I wereheaded up the Kapuas River The Kapuas River (Indonesian: Sungai Kapuas) is located in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. At approximately 1,143 km, it is the longest river in Indonesia, and is the major river of the western portion of Borneo. It is also the world's longest river on an island. to work in that area of West Kalimantan West Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Barat often abbreviated to Kalbar) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator line. ,Indonesia, and I had a clear plan to be on the lookout for in search of; looking for.See also: Lookout Reed. Afterhours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" and hours of travel in an over-burdened speedboat, zooming aroundthe Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve, in search of the perfect spot for afield center, our group of conservation folks arrived at the edge of thevillage of Lanjak, on the northern edge of the Reserve. In the processof reporting to the local camat (sub-district head), we encounteredReed--who was also excited to run into us. He and I immediately hit it off and began discussing our respectiveplans for ethnographic (and other) research in the area, and how wemight collaborate--as we sat side by side on the camat's couch. Mymost vivid memory of that meeting was when, for some reason, Iunthinkingly mentioned how "tall" we westerners were incomparison to Indonesians. I remember the perplexed look on his face, ashis 5'5" height (the same as mine) gradually dawned on me. Hewasn't used to thinking of himself as "tall," and I--longresident in Indonesia--hadn't noticed that he would be consideredshort in America. That brief meeting was the beginning of a close and enduringfriendship. We immediately realized our shared concerns about bothpeople and forests; and quickly divided up the ethnographic tasks, withhim focusing on the Iban and me on the Melayu; him on the periphery andme in the center of the nature reserve (now Danau Sentarum NationalPark). However, he understood my special interest in Dayak life, basedon my long experience with the Uma' Jalan Kenyah in EastKalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Timur abbrv. Kaltim) is Indonesian province on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda (the capital and a center for timber product) and Balikpapan (a petroleum center with oil ; and he was generous enough to help me also gain someunderstanding of the Iban. We planned and implemented a whole series ofcomparative studies of both groups, from time allocation to use ofnontimber forest products Nontimber forest products (NTFP) generally refer to all forest vegetation other than industrial timber products such as lumber. DefinitionsSome definitions also include small animals and insects. , to agricultural land use, to hunting; and webrainstormed about how best to involve both ethnic groups in moreeffective conservation efforts. After about a year, my husband and Idespaired of getting the kind of support from our employers we needed todo a good job of collaborative management with local communities; and wemoved on. Reed stayed on in the area, finishing his dissertation andcementing familial ties with the members of "his" longhouse longhouseTraditional communal dwelling of the Iroquois Indians until the 19th century. The longhouse was a rectangular box built out of poles, with doors at each end and saplings stretched over the top to form the roof, the whole structure being covered with bark. inSungai Sedik (including blood brotherhood with Umping, a colorful andintelligent Iban politician and businessman). He also came home with aback totally covered with wonderful Iban tattoos--something thatimpressed my own son so much he followed Reed's example! I went to work for the Bogor-based Center for InternationalForestry Research The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) an international research institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics by helping farmers and communities gain from forest resources. It is based in Bogor, Indonesia. (CIFOR CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research (Indonesia)) in 1994, and he headed back to the U.S., firstto finish his dissertation at Arizona State University Arizona State University,at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. in Tempe, then toinvestigate Dutch historical materials on the Iban in Leiden, theNetherlands. He finally settled at the University of Missouri, where hecontinued his focus on the Iban, and taught until his death in June Death In June is the musical brainchild of English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. Death In June was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of 2008. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"meantime, meanwhile , he married an anthropologist, Oona Paredes, andhad a lovely son, Lucas. We maintained contact, analyzing our research results andpublishing various papers together; and in 1996, I asked Reed to join meon a 6 week return visit to Danau Sentarum. I was working on a projectto "test" methods for assessing social criteria and indicatorsfor sustainable forest management Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development. It is also the current culmination in a progression of basic forest management concepts preceded by Sustainable forestry and sustainable yield forestry . Basically, we had 12 PRA PRA - PRAgmatics.The language used by COPS for specification of code generators.["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp. 122-159]. methods wewanted to test in both Iban and Melayu communities, and he took theresponsibility for the Iban "test." This experiencestrengthened our shared interests, and we continued to publish together.Later, not long after Soeharto's 1998 fall in Indonesia, Reedreturned to CIFOR and to Danau Sentarum to study illegal logging and itseffects. In 2006, he came to Bogor for what would prove to be his lastvisit. When he arrived at my house in February, he was already limping.He thought he'd sprained his hip or pulled something. He was inpain, but didn't take it too seriously, and he went to our remotefield site (at least a full day of travel from the West Kalimantancapital, Pontianak), as planned. He wanted to study indigenous ideasrelated to climatic predictions and their links with climate change.When he returned a month later, he was in agony, and could hardly walk.He wasn't sleeping either. He knew he had to get to the bottom ofthis problem and that it was probably much more serious than he'doriginally thought. The next news--from Missouri--was of his cancer, followed by a yearand a half of debilitating de��bil��i��tat��ingadj.Causing a loss of strength or energy.DebilitatingWeakening, or reducing the strength of.Mentioned in: Stress Reduction cancer treatments. He was hopeful andproductive to the end. Throughout his treatments, we corresponded byemail. He had an idea to write about the important role of personalconnections in successful (and unsuccessful) conservation efforts. Hewanted to use our experience in Danau Sentarum (with Julia Aglionby,Rona Dennis, and Emily Harwell) as an example of a comparativelypositive effort, maintained by the ongoing commitment and interest ofthose who had worked together and maintained bonds of friendship andshared interests over the years. And he wanted to publish our work inConservation Biology or another conservation-oriented journal, tobroaden the horizons of biophysical scientists who tended to ignore suchhuman considerations. I only knew Reed in this kind of professional context, but I haverarely worked with anyone whom I enjoyed as much as Reed. He wasconsiderate, thoughtful, patient, open-minded, and intelligent. He wasan ideal collaborator, sharing his ideas freely and open to the ideas ofothers. He loved learning and was passionately committed to improvingthe planet and doing whatever he could for the Iban from whom he'dlearned so much. He was also a responsible and careful editor, and hetypically responded to requests or inquiries immediately. I always knewI could count on Reed to do what he said he'd do. His death is a huge loss to the scientific and conservationcommunities. I know that those involved in the Borneo Research Councilhad high hopes for his even more active involvement in BRC BRC Black Rock City (Burning Man)BRC British Retail ConsortiumBRC Business Resource Center (Small Business Administration)BRC Bisexual Resource CenterBRC Black Radical Congress affairs inthe years to come. He was involved in his students' researchproposals and I am absolutely certain he was an excellent teacher andmentor--his students will surely miss him too. I know that I will alwayscherish his friendship and intellectual contributions to my ownthinking. He will be much missed! (Dr. Carol Colfer, CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia)