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Federal Lands Advisory Group (FLAG) Charter

Group Members

Working Group Members

FLAG is a national level group whose membership includes those federal agencies actively participating in the soil survey of the U.S. These include but are not limited to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Defense (DoD), Forest Service (FS), National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

Agency Representatives

David Edington (BIA) at 202-513-0886
Robert Boyd (BLM) at 202-912-7137
Jeff TenPas (FS) at 202-205-1281
Pete Biggam (NPS) at 303-987-6948
Paul Benedict (NRCS) at 202-720-1824
Mark Chase (NWRS/USFWS) at 703-358-1740