www.ucls.org 10 year. NALS is working closely with the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) to bring a second four-year degree program to Nevada. NALS continues to publish, print, and mail four issues yearly of the Nevada Traverse. The magazine is also available on the NALS website. The NALS Board of Directors wrote a letter to the NSPS Board of Directors, officially opposing the proposal to remove voting rights from the NSPS membership for the election of NSPS Officers. NALS continues to have strong participation in outreach events. NALS hosted a fall seminar and golf tournament October 21-22 in Mesquite. More information about NALS can be found on its website NvLandSurveyors.org. NEWMEXICO (NMPS) Allen Grace & Diego Cisneros – Current membership is 225. NMPS held its conference in the fall for the first time on October 21-22 at the Isleta Resort and Casino. NMPS is recruiting new leaders for the Young Surveyors Network. More information about NMPS can be found on its website NMPS.org. UTAH (UCLS) Mike Nadeau – Current membership is 335. UCLS participated in the 2022 Western Regional Survey Conference with Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and WestFed. The conference was held on March 30-April 2, 2022, at the Luxor in Las Vegas, Nevada. UCLS Fall Forum focused on CST training. UCLS worked with the legislature to introduce a bill that corrected legislation passed last year that confused the boundary line adjustment and boundary line agreement language. UCLS continues to provide outreach through the scouting merit badge program, CST, and Trigstar. A Young Surveyor Network has been established in Utah. More information about UCLS can be found on its website UCLS.org. WASHINGTON (LSAW) Ben Petersen & Tony Chenier – Current membership is 860. The 2022 Conference was held at the beginning of March in Vancouver, Washington. Although numbers were down from usual attendance, those present were happy to be back to in-person conferences, and the programwas well received. A fall seminar was held November 4-5 in the Seattle area, and the 2023 Conference is scheduled for February 15-17 in Spokane, Washington. The LSAW Foundation has established the James Coan Memorial Scholarship, awarded annually. LSAW continues to participate in a lobbying coalition with engineers and architects. Through the coalition, we opposed and defeated a bill that would have required prevailing wages on private hazmat projects. LSAWwill reintroduce its monument preservation bill next year. The Evergreen State Surveyor magazine is available on the LSAW website. More information about LSAW can be found on its website LSAW.org. WYOMING (PLSW) John Lee – Current membership is 131. PLSW authored legislation to address the 2022 datum that removes the date reference. PLSW is also monitoring HB0002 which proposes adding the same water rights requirements for additions to cities and towns currently required for county subdivisions. Lines and Points magazine is pushed quarterly and is available on the PLSWwebsite. The University of Wyoming continues to offer a minor in land surveying and a land surveying certificate program. Information about PLSW can be found on its website PLSW.org. WFPSOFFICERS 2022-2023 The following board members ascended or were elected as officers for the 2022-2023WFPS term. They were installed at the meeting on Oct. 16, 2021, in Chandler, Arizona (this was also WFPS’ first in-person meeting). • Ben Petersen (Washington) – Chair • Russ Kluesner (Montana) – Chair-Elect • Trent Keenan (Nevada) – Secretary/Treasurer • Mike Nadeau (Utah) – Immediate Past Chair INTERNATIONALRIGHT-OF-WAYASSOCIATION The WFPS Board of Directors has authorized the Executive Committee to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Right-of-Way Association (IRWA). The MOU will allow the two organizations to collaborate more effectively and disseminate information within our associations. WESTFED EDITOR’S FORUM WFPS was pleased to host a virtual Editor’s Forum in April. Editors for each of the WestFed state associations were invited to attend and share information and exchange ideas for building better magazines. The meeting was well received, and all in attendance indicated that it was a great benefit that WestFed can provide to the state associations. The WestFed Editor’s Forum has officially been established. For information, please email the WFPS Executive Office at admin@wfps.org. What canWFPS do for you? As I’ve always stated in my past reports, I challenge the UCLS members to bring up surveying issues that can be brought to WFPS on a regional platform. As your director of the WFPS and the immediate past chairman of WFPS, I represent you. So please don’t hesitate to contact me at MikeNadeau.UCLS@gmail.com. v About WFPS TheWesternFederationof Professional Surveyors (WFPS) was formed in 1979. TheBoardof Directors includes twoDelegates fromeachof the 13 western states. WFPSserves as a regional voice for landsurveyors andmeets quarterly todiscusspractice issues affectingwestern state surveyors. For more information aboutWFPSand the state associations, visitWFPS.org. Continued from page 9
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