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Station 69. Elm, basswood, oak, hickory forest, Gaugars (near New 
Lenox), 37 miles southwest, Joliet So. Electric R.R. from 
Joliet or New Lenox. 
Station 70. Oak, hickory, beech, maple, Suman, Ind., near Station 11. 
Station 71. Beech and maple, Otis, Ind., L.S. & M.S. R.R., 50 miles 
southeast. 
Station 71a. Beech and maple, Sawyer, Mich., P.M. R.R., 73 miles 
east (4 miles southwest). 
Station 71b. Beech, maple, and hemlock, Sawyer, Mich., P.M. R.R., 
73 miles east (1+ miles northwest). 
F. Secondary Communities 
Station 72. Roadsides, Flossmoor, IIl., near Station 14. 
Station 73. South Haven, Mich. (see Station 24). 
Station 74. Stream contamination, Riverdale, Ill., I.C. R.R., 17 miles 
south. 
Station 75. Pasturing of forests, Beatrice, Ind., C.C. & L. R.R., 45 
miles southeast. 
Station 76. The growth of a modern city, Gary, Ind.; many lines of 
transportation; 27 miles southeast. 
VII. Lrcat ASPECTS OF FIELD-STUDY 
The student must recognize that legally, when he leaves the public 
highway, he usually becomes a trespasser, even though he walks in a 
stream bed or along a lake margin. Public property is scarce. Still, 
since the cost of prosecution is far greater than the remuneration secured 
by it in the way of damages, etc., even the most unreasonable owners 
are not inclined to insist upon the enforcement of the laws concerning 
trespassing. It should be borne in mind, however, that owners or 
tenants are entitled to respect, and that as a usual thing they will not 
object to the student’s working on their property if they be treated with 
courtesy. Damaging gates, fences, etc., should be carefully avoided, 
and gates should be left as they are found. 
Small wild animals such as insects, snails, etc., are not property, 
in the eyes of the law, and an owner would probably not be able to pre- 
vent their removal from his land except by trespass procedure. Many 
of the larger animals are considered as public property and are therefore 
protected by law. In most states nearly all birds are protected by law. 
It is usually legal to kill certain game birds in season, and certain con- 
demned birds at all times. Game mammals are protected in accordance 
with a similar plan. It is usually necessary that a license to shoot be 
