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 #9: 12/17/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 17-18 addresses course #6, including: Reading Assignment: 2009 BLM Manual (Section 3: 99-130; Section 4: 41-47; Section 10: 5-10)*Reading coincides with Study Guide Six, page 2 Introduction (Animation)Regular Section Subdivisions – 61 Minutes (Video)Calculate Coordinates for Missing Corners Read More »

Meeting #8: 12/3/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 15-16 addresses course #5, including: Reading Assignment: 2009 BLM Manual (Sections 7 & 8)*Reading coincides with Study Guide Five, page 2 Introduction (Animation)Water Boundary Surveys (Web Course)Water Boundaries – 12 Minutes (Video)Course 5 Quiz Most online meetups are Read More »

Meeting #7: 11/19/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 13-14 address address course #4 (second portion), including: Various reading assignmentsRestoration of Lost Corners – Part 3: 55 Minutes (Video)Double Proportion (Exercise)Two-Point Control (Exercise)Three-Point Control (Exercise)Original Control – Single Point (Exercise)Restoration of Lost Corners – Part 4: 76 Read More »

Meeting #6: 11/5/24, 7pm eastern. Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 11-12 address course #4 (first portion), including: Various reading assignmentsIntroduction (Animation)Introduction to Restoration of Lost Corners (Web Course- Optional)Restoration of Lost Corners – Part 1: 40 Minutes (Video)Irregular Boundary (Exercise)Single Proportion (Exercise)Restoration of Lost Corners – Part 2: Read More »

Meeting #5: 10/22/24, 7pm eastern. Note: Subscribe to the calendar link below for complete meeting access details. Weeks 9 & 10 address course #3 (second portion). Various reading assignmentsDetermine Proper Locations of Township Corner (Problem)Evaluating Corner Evidence – Part 6: 61 MinutesDetermine Proper Cap Marking for a Corner (Problem)Evaluating Corner Evidence – Part 7: 59 Read More »

Meeting #4: 10/08/24 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: 9/24/24, 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: 9/10/24, 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: 8/27/24, 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 »