1.56 APPENDIX. 



In establishing the Forest Reserves the State of Michigan means pri- 

 marily to give protection against fire, and in doing this not only to pro- 

 tect the forest cover of the Reserve lands, but also to assist the settlers 

 of town and county in the protection of all property, farm and forest 

 property alike, in the towns and counties in which the Reserves are lo- 

 cated. To do this effectively, it is necessary that the people of the towns 

 and the Forest Officers co-operate, that 'the people should never forget 

 that the Forest Ranger is tlieir servant and friend. At the same time 

 tlieie is need of a complete change of sentiment and habit among the 

 ])eopIe, and everybody should help in bringing this about. So far, as 

 every one knows, there has been too much carelessness with flre. Camp- 

 flres are left burning, "oh, it will go out itself," or "what of it, there is 

 no good timber here, and if the fire does run it does no damage." This 

 kind of sentiment and opinion should never exist and should not be 

 tolerated. Again, it has been a common thing to set flre to old build- 

 ings ; nearly every abandoned house or logging camp h.as been^ willfully 

 burned, merely "to see it go." Biat aside from this wanton destruction 

 there is much to reform in the habits of people. The match and cigar 

 or open pipe combination is so common that no one seems to pay any 

 attention to it. No one should throw a match away until put out; no 

 cigar stump should be thrown away lighted ; one second's crushing under 

 the heel puts it out ; then why endanger property by neglecting to do so ? 

 The open pipe is forbidden in all European forests; it costs hardly any- 

 thing extra to have a closed pipe and to attend to the ashes when empty- 

 ing them. All these and many other things are well known to most of 

 our pioneer people, and it is not a matter of more knowledge, but of 

 change in the habit, which is needed. This change can be accomplished 

 if the farmers and townspeople alike co-operate with the Forest Reserve 

 man, and with the local flre wai'dens, and let the guilty and the careless 

 know that the bad habit is no longer excused, and that public opinion is 

 against any kind of careless and negligent performance in dealing with 

 the arch enemy of the forest of our north counties and of the State as a 

 whole. 



To warn people, the Forestry Commission posts up Fire Warning no- 

 tices, and it is hoped that everybody ^vill leave these little silent agents 

 1o do all the good they can. (See form No. 1 in appendix.) 



To tear these notices down is willful trespass and will be prosecuted as 

 such, 



XI. TEESPASS IN FOEEST EE'SBEVBS. 



In the law establishing Forest Reserves, the Michigan Forestry Com- 

 mission is charged with the duty of "care, custody, control and superin- 

 tendence of the lands herein or liereaf ter set apart . . . . " In performing 

 tills duty, the Commission and its Forest Oflicers and agents, including 

 every person employed in any capacity on the Forest Reserve, is expected 

 to guard the Resei've, especially the forest cover, against all kinds of 

 injury or damage, and particularly also against trespass of various 

 kinds. 



There are different kinds of trespass, and only the more common are 

 mentioned in the following enumeration: 



1 . Trespass in timber. A person commits trespass in timber by : 



