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DLCs and Survey Protests—Oh My! „ Tim Kent, PLS The annual Oregon Tech workshop was held at the Wilsonville campus with about 50 surveyors in attendance. is was the rst time the event was held at the Oregon Tech-W campus and it was a resounding success. e venue was great, parking was free, and the food was ample, but the most important part were the presenters. Ron Scherler, retired BLM cadastral surveyor and Stan French, the current Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey in Idaho, made top-notch presentations on “An Inside Look at Donation Land Claims” and “A BLM Cadastral Survey Protest” respectively. ey know their material and made the day most interesting for all of the attendees. Ron spoke about the administrative process established by the Surveyor General for the ling, survey, and patenting of DLCs. is included the claimant’s requirements, notication ling, how the descriptions were sometimes changed, and the Surveyor General’s role in resolving disputes. Of most interest was the location problems faced today when retracing the claims that sometimes leave a gap or overlap with an adjacent aliquot part descriptions. Stan presented a case study of legal principles, evidence, the eect of local surveys in conjunction with the 2009 Manual verbiage and interpretation. e case study revolved around the rejection of certain corner points determined by local surveys in 2011. e fundamental arguments included the local surveyor as an original surveyor; positive evidence of intentional departure from legal principles; and repose as applied to public domain lands. Both Ron and Stan engaged the attendees in their presentations, which remains one of the best ways to really learn about a subject. anks to both of them for a job well done. One of the best outcomes of the workshop was the ability to provide over $5,000 to the Oregon Tech Geomatics student club. e students, our future surveyors, are the winners thanks to the professional surveyors that attended this event. The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 38, No. 3 18 Ron Scherler and Stan French DLCs and Survey Protests—Oh My! Mark your calendar Friday, November 6, 2015 Annual Oregon Tech workshop Wilsonville campus


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