discrepancies did not come as a surprise. Ayres Associates
proposed ways the project could continue, and the
Department decided to have the original surveys corrected
as much as possible. The surveyors reviewed the original
survey notes, located any evidence of the earlier work, and
corrected what they could. The challenge was determining
what evidence to hold and what to ignore, Koos said.
The crew began work in May 2011 and finished the
fieldwork by September, with completed maps delivered in
October. Garrace Degroot, GIS manager with the CFMO,
praised the project results.
“I was very pleased with the data we got back,” she
said. “We found out we didn’t own some property that we
thought we did. We found out we owned property we didn’t
know we had, and that was nice.”
All members of the Ayres Associates survey crew
said they enjoyed their Wyoming adventure – and Lt. Col.
Beaudoin said their enthusiasm showed.
“Our interactions with the crew were great,” he said.
“They were all excited about their job. That brings a
level of comfort to the project. We were working with an
organization that was excited to be working with us.”
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