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  * If possible, choose a location with minimal noise interference and as far away from traffic and people as possible. Try to keep your station out of sight to avoid theft or tampering. The site should not be installed in a place where people would ever stumble upon it (e.g. a walking trail or public area).
  * Nearby Trees, bushes, power poles etc can induce low period noise in your data when they sway in the wind. A rule of thumb is to have your sensor at least as far away from these as their height.
--* Cattle and stock can and will destroy your site and our instrumentation. NEVER **EVER** install a station where cows can get to it because they //will// get to it and they **WILL** destroy it.
++* Cattle and stock can and will destroy your site. NEVER EVER install a station where cows can get to it.
  * If the area looks like a place that has flooded, or may flood again, absolutely assume that it will. This very much includes dry riverbeds or ponds. Always prefer locally elevated terranes.
  * The harder the soil, the better the signal. Sand and mud are your enemy.
  * Grass can often grow high enough to block your solar panel from sun. If possible, clear an area in front of the panel to minimize this possibility.