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Eric Colburn, PLS Presents “Where Is It” Woodland Boundary Session at RIFCO Woodland Owner’s Workshop 2012 Series
Posted on January 28th, 2012 No commentsEric Colburn, PLS, Professional Land Surveyor and President of Foster Survey Company, Presents “Where Is It” Woodland Boundary Session at the RI Forest Conservator’s Organization (RIFCO) Woodland Owner’s Workshop 2012 Series
West Greenwich, RI - January 28, 2012 – Today, Eric Colburn, PLS, RI Professional Land Surveyor and President of Foster Survey Company, presented the Woodland Owner’s Workshop series “Where Is It” Woodland Boundary session to members of the RI Forest Conservator’s Organization (RIFCO).
Being asked to again speak at this workshop, having had the privilege of speaking at the RIFCO workshops many times since 1995, was an honor for Eric.
“It is always a rewarding experience for me to speak at these RIFCO Woodland Owner’s Workshops because of the great questions I get from the attendees about their woodland boundaries,” said Eric Colburn, PLS, “and it’s enriching to connect with like-minded land owners dedicated to the stewardship of their land and boundaries.”
The RI Forest Conservator’s Organization (RIFCO) popular workshops on woodland management topics are being held this winter at the West Greenwich Community Center, located behind the Louttit Library at 274 Victory Highway, on Saturday mornings from January 28, 2012 to February 18, 2012.
In his “Where Is It” Woodland Boundary session, Eric D. Colburn, PLS, spoke and answered audience questions on the following topics:
- Common Boundary Monuments
- Deed Descriptions
- The History Of Land Surveying And Land Surveying Equipment
- Boundary Issues with Neighbors, Easements And Adverse possession
- Boundary Trees
- Surveys
- Survey Maps And Survey Plans
- Class I, Class II And Class IV Survey Standards
In addition to the “Where Is It” Woodland Boundary Session presented by Eric Colburn, PLS, other RIFCO Woodland Owner’s Workshop 2012 Series sessions include various land management topics, like:
- Soils and Soils Mapping
- Wildlife Habitat
- Invasive Plant and Insect Identification and Control Methods
- Forest Ecology
- A Panel of Woodland Owners Speaking About Their Experiences With Alternative Forest Products, Such As Mushrooms, Ginseng, Turning, And Other Small Business Opportunities Available To Woodlot Owners
About Eric D. Colburn, PLS

Eric D. Colburn, PLS, president of Foster Survey Company, is a registered licensed Professional Land Surveyor, licensed RIDEM Class II Septic System Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Designer, and Certified RIDEM Bottomless Sand Filter Designer, with nearly 30 years of experience in the land surveying and land development industries. He is also the creator and publisher off the Professional Land Surveyor Source website EricColburn.com, where he publishes news, tutorials, virtual courses, training and coaching for professional land surveyors.
About Foster Survey Company
Foster Survey Company is a Rhode Island Professional Land Surveying Company established in March of 1993. We are Registered Licensed RI Professional Land Surveyors serving all Rhode Island. Our core beliefs are to give superior professional land surveying services that will benefit you with: Value, Experience, and Quality!
About RIFCO
RIFCO, the RI Forest Conservator’s Organization, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Rhode Island’s woodlands. RIFCO offers education on forestry topics, along with advocacy on forestry and land-ownership issues. RIFCO is a co-sponsor of the RI Tree Farm Program. You can visit RIFCO’s website for more information on the organization.
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Save $100 Online with IRENE11 RI Land Surveying Coupon Code at Foster Survey Company
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 No comments
Hurricane Irene. Credit: NASA
As Rhode Island continues to cleanup from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, we have a new Free $100 Coupon Code for all Foster Survey Company professional land surveying services and products purchased online during the month of September.
Our initial thought was to provide a coupon code for FEMA Applications, specifically for purchasing a FEMA Flood Elevation Certificate for those of you looking to purchase flood insurance, but because of the extensive damage and hardship caused by this natural disaster, we decided to extend these savings to all of our Professional Land Surveying Products.
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Foster Survey Company Selected by West Greenwich Land Trust to Survey Existing Conservation Development Rights
Posted on August 5th, 2011 No commentsAugust 5, 2011 06:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Professional Land Surveying Services Help Preserve Open Space
Foster, RI – Foster Survey Company, a leader in providing expert professional services including boundary surveying, mapping, land planning, septic system designs, subdivision design, GIS, and GPS throughout Rhode Island, is proud to announce today that the West Greenwich Land Trust has selected Foster Survey Company to provide professional land surveying services to survey an existing Conservation Development Rights boundary.
The rights of a portion of this property, located on Hopkins Hill Road in West Greenwich, RI, had been acquired by the West Greenwich Land Trust to preserve the land by acquisition of a Conservation Developments Rights Easement.
“While Foster Survey Company provides professional land surveying services to a range of clients and industries, we are especially proud of our work with those clients dedicated to the preservation of land in Rhode Island, such as Providence Water, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the Foster Land Trust, the Glocester Land Trust, and” said Eric D. Colburn, PLS and President of Foster Survey Company, “we are now proud to work with the West Greenwich Land Trust, too”.
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RI FEMA Flood Elevation Certificates Easily Ordered Online
Posted on June 28th, 2011 No commentsNavigating the ins and outs of purchasing flood insurance is difficult enough without having to worry about purchasing a FEMA Flood Elevation Certificate. That’s why we at Foster Survey Company have made it easy to order RI FEMA Elevation Certificates online.
FEMA Elevation Certificate
The Elevation Certificate is an important administrative tool of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is to be used to provide elevation information necessary to ensure compliance with community floodplain management ordinances, to determine the proper insurance premium rate, and to support a request for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F). The Elevation Certificate is required in order to properly rate post-FIRM buildings.
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Foster Survey Company is a Rhode Island Professional Land Surveying Company established in March of 1993. We are Registered Licensed RI Professional Land Surveyors serving all Rhode Island. Our core beliefs are to provide superior professional land surveying services that will benefit you with: Value, Experience, and Quality!
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Save 10% Online with April 2011 RI Land Surveying Coupon Code at Foster Survey Company
Posted on April 5th, 2011 No commentsThis month we have a new Free Coupon Code for all Foster Survey Company professional land surveying services and products to help kickoff Spring 2011!
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