The Reference CD is a collection of documents useful for surveyors and others in the land information or natural resources communities. Many have been scoured from the internet and some are scanned out-of-print historical documents with a more than 9500 total pages. All have been brought together onto a single CD and are conveniently accessible from a menu. Most are in Acrobat Reader pdf format, a few are images, and all can be printed if desired.

The CD is a Foundation fund raiser in support of surveying education and the preservation of historical memorabilia. Copies will be available at the January 2007 WSLS Annual Surveyors Institute. 

Suggested donations for the CD are:
     $75 for non WSLS members
     $50 for WSLS members
     $25 for students

The documents are grouped into seven categories and over 50 have been collected. A sample list of document titles is shown below:

US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
General Land and Public Land Surveys
  BLM Legal Reference Guide
  Durability of Bearing Trees
  Glossary of Cadastral and Mapping Terms
Guide to Identification of Bearing Tree Remains
General Info
  Land Slide Report - Displacement of Survey Monuments and Land Lines
  Mineral Survey Procedures Guide
Maps and Projections
  Map Projections - A Working Manual
  Topo Map Symbols
  Wis Coord Ref Systems: Redesign of the WCCS
Soils; Natural Resources
  Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States
  Soil Survey Manual
  Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds
  Wetlands Delineation Manual
Wis - Legal
  Cases Relevant to Shoreland and Floodplain Zoning in Wisconsin
  Eminent Domain
  Guide to Researching Wis Legislation
  Letter from BLM concerning Double Corners
Wisconsin - Other
  Forest Trees of Wisconsin
  Survey Safety Manual
  Township Map of Wisconsin
  Wisconsin Lakes

The WSLS Foundation does not warrant the accuracy or applicability of the material; files were current at the time of their collection.

Questions can be directed to Jerry Mahun at gmahun@matcmadison.edu.