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NYSDEC Social
Media Campaign

NYSAPLS YP Committee Attends Job Fair The New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC) ran a social
media campaign for National Surveyors week to promote the
On March 21st 2024, members of NYSAPLS Young Professionals profession. At NYSDEC, there are 16 licensed land surveyors based in
Committee (Devin Larson and Richard Reed) attended an inspiring their Division of Lands and Forests’ Bureau of Real Property. This team
community effort to prepare the younger generation for the future, is responsible for all DEC land acquisitions, ensuring boundary lines
Tamarac High School hosted an innovative job fair that showcased a are established and maintained, and investigating management issues
diverse array of trades, attracting participation from students all such as rights-of-way or easements over state lands. Throughout the
around the Brunswick Central School District, ranging from middle week they highlighted some of their staff surveyors and the important
school to high school. work they’re doing every day.

MJ Engineering and Land Surveying, PC
Social Media Campaign
The MJELS team celebrated National Surveyors Week by highlighting Jay Kilmer, PLS,
hardworking members of their survey team on social media and Kelly McCullough
throughout the week. from Tectonic

attended the
Badey & Watson, Alfred State College
Survey & Engineering, career fair.
D.P.C. Jay is an alumni of the baccalaureate surveying program. Jay reported,
During National Surveyors Week, “We had a pleasure of meeting students out of the surveying and
members of the Badey and Watson team architecture programs. We had a great response and are hoping to
visited their local high school, John Jay have a few interns with Tectonic over this summer!”
High School, to introduce the students to
an exciting career in land surveying.

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