EP232 Dan Young - Idaho BLM Surveyor
From Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast by National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
April 22, 2026 · 1h 0m · Episode 240
About this episode
Dan Young discusses the history of the Bureau of Land Management's Cadastral Survey Program and the upcoming Idaho / America 250 celebration.
Did you know the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cadastral Survey Program is over 240 years old? "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" does a deep drive into the history of BLM and its predecessor, the General Land Office (GLO). Dan Young, Supervisory Cadastral Surveyor for BLM, joins Tim Burch for a conversation about all things cadastral. They also discuss the upcoming Idaho / America 250 celebration happening at the Boise Meridian Initial Point and Old Idaho Penitentiary on May 1-2, 2026. An action packed episode so check it out today! Lands, Realty & Cadastral Survey | Bureau of Land Management Cadastral Survey | Bureau of Land Management Land Records | Bureau of Land Management Public Land Access Data | Bureau of Land Management Owyhee River Wilderness Area - Idaho | Bureau of Land Management CFedS.org – The home of the Certified Federal Surveyor Program Boise Meridian Initial Point Celebration: Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future | Bureau of Land Management Welcome to America250 in Idaho
People in this episode
Host: Tim Burch
Guest: Dan Young
Topics covered
- cadastral survey
- Bureau of Land Management
- history of surveying
- Idaho celebrations
- land management
Keywords
- cadastral survey
- Bureau of Land Management
- Idaho
- General Land Office
- land management
- surveying history
- America250
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office, CFedS.org
Places: Idaho, Boise Meridian Initial Point, Old Idaho Penitentiary, Owyhee River Wilderness Area - Idaho
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