Meeting #4: 2/18/25 7pm eastern. Note: Subscribe via event calendar link below for meeting access details. Meeting #4 will address Course 3: Survey Evidence Analysis, including: Reading Assignment (Manual Chapters 4 & 6)Evaluating Corner Evidence – Part 1Evaluating Corner Evidence – Part 2Evaluating Corner Evidence – Part 3Exercise: Corner Evidence ClassificationsEvaluating Corner Evidence – Part Read More »

Meeting #3: 2/4/25, 7pm eastern. See calendar link below for meeting details. Continued discussion of Course 2: Boundary Law & Title Examination, including: Federal Boundary Law (Parts 1-4)Problem: Interior Board of Land AppealsControlling Intermediate Monuments – Part 1Controlling Intermediate Monuments – Part 2Complete New Exercise 1: Corner RestorationProblem: U.S. Forest Service & Chewacan Land and Read More »

Meeting #2: 1/21/25, 7pm eastern. See calendar link below for meeting details. Continued discussion of Courses 1 & 2 including:Basic Boundary Law – Part 1Basic Boundary Law – Part 2Problem: Identify the Location of a ParcelBasics of Metes & BoundsMetes and Bounds Case StudyChain of Title Evidence DiscussionExercise: Title ConceptsOptional: The Public Land Survey System Read More »

Meeting #1: 1/7/25, 6pm eastern. See calendar link below for meeting details. Introduction to PLSS & Records Sources – Part 1Introduction to PLSS & Records Sources – Part 2Non-Federal RecordsWorking with Indian CulturesIndian Land Law – Part 1Indian Land Law – Part 2Exercise: History and CultureCurrent Status of Indian Land LawIndian Land Record SystemBLM AdministrationBIA Read More »

Congratulations to each of the following individuals that passed the CFedS exam in October of this year: #1873 – Fred Easton of Parker, CO #1874 – Vicki Klemm of Kellogg, ID #1875 – Jaroslaw Matejko of San Diego, CA #1876 – Alejandro Orosco of Las Vegas, NV #1877 – Tony Palcich of Hibbing, MN #1878 Read More »

Furthers Mission of Educating the Land Surveying ProfessionFrederick, Maryland – October 10th, 2024 — On the eve of the release of the 2009 Manual of Surveying Instruction for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States, the Public Land Survey System Foundation (PLSSF) was created through a partnership between the Bureau of Land Management Read More »

Orientation: 8/20/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. The simplest way to remain abreast of all events is to subscribe to the CFedS guided training event calendar. More information on our guided 20 week program is here.

Congratulations to each of the following individuals that passed the CFedS exam in June of this year: #1861 – Ryan Stahly of Clancy, MT #1863 – Marc Budzinski of Howell, MI #1864 – Mark Alan Ober of Albion, IN #1865 – Gary Paule of Edmond, OK #1866 – Mike Boeckman of Durango, CO #1867 – Read More »

Meeting #10: 1/7/25, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 19-20 address course #7, including: Introduction (Animation)Boundary Standards – Part 1: 48 Minutes (Video)Boundary Standards – Part 2: 55 Minutes (Video)Supplemental ResourcesProgram Summary: It’s Official – On to the Exam (Video)Program Summary: Chief Cadastral Surveyor’s Closing Remarks (Video)Course Read More »

Meeting #10: 8/27/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 19-20 address course #7, including: Introduction (Animation)Boundary Standards – Part 1: 48 Minutes (Video)Boundary Standards – Part 2: 55 Minutes (Video)Supplemental ResourcesProgram Summary: It’s Official – On to the Exam (Video)Program Summary: Chief Cadastral Surveyor’s Closing Remarks (Video)Course Read More »