BLM Indian Lands Surveyor (BILS) Contacts 

As of August 2025

The BLM Indian Lands Surveyors (BILS) support the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Tribes by providing cadastral survey services for Indian trust assets and restricted lands. These services help fulfill the Secretary of the Interior’s trust responsibilities.

Each BILS is assigned to a specific BIA Region. Refer to the Map of BIA Regions to identify the servicing BILS for your area.

BIA Alaska Regional Office 

Melinda Hood 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
3601 "C" Street, Suite 1100  
Anchorage, AK 99503-5947  
(907) 271-1612  
(907) 271-2998 (Fax)  
mhood@blm.gov  

BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office 

Vacant  
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas  
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
P.O. Box 8002  
Muskogee, OK 74401  
(918) 781-4632  
Contact: Chief Cadastral Surveyor  
100 Sun Avenue, Suite 230 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 
(505) 250-6180 
jbarowsky@blm.gov 
 

BIA Eastern Regional Office 

George Winter  
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700  
Nashville, TN 37214  
(615) 564-6934 (Office)  
(202) 768-4309 (Cell)  
(615) 514-6701 (Fax)  
gmwinter@blm.gov 

BIA Great Plains Regional Office 

Vacant 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
115 4th Ave. SE  
PO Box MC 306  
Aberdeen, SD 57401  
(605) 226-7618 (Office)  
dfiebelk@blm.gov  
 

BIA Midwest Regional Office 

Kenneth D. Roy  
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
5600 West American Boulevard, Suite #500 Bloomington, Minnesota 55437  
(612) 725-4541 (Office)  
(703) 376-7300 (Cell)  
(612) 713-4401 (Fax)  
kenneth.roy@bia.gov 
kroy@blm.gov 

BIA Navajo Regional Office 

Fabian Yazzie 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
301 W. Hill Avenue, Suite 315 
Gallup, NM 87301-6310  
P.O. Box 1060 Gallup, NM 87305-1060  
(928) 594-2074 Cell 
(505) 863-8367 Office 
(505) 863-8232 (Fax)  
fyazzie@blm.gov 

BIA Northwest Regional Office 

Vacant    
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
911 NE. 11th Ave.  
Portland, OR 97232

Contact: Robert Femling 
Chief Cadastral Surveyor Oregon/Washington 
1220 SW 3rd Ave 
Portland, OR 97204 
503-808-6633 
rfemling@blm.gov

BIA Pacific Regional Office

Herbert (Alan) Kimbrough  
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
2800 Cottage Way  
Sacramento, CA 95825  
(916) 397-4328 (Cell) 
(916) 978-4312 (Office)
hkimbrough@blm.gov 

BIA Rocky Mountain Regional Office 

Vacant  
Contact: Thomas Laakso  
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
2021 4th Ave. North  
Billings, MT 59101  
(406) 247-7935  
thomas.laakso@bia.gov 
tlaakso@blm.gov 

BIA Southern Plains Regional Office 

Ray J Footland 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
P.O. Box 368 
Anadarko, OK 73005  
(405) 590-3503  
rfootland@blm.gov  

BIA Southwest Regional Office 

Vacant 
Contact: Robert W Flora 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
BIA Real Estate Services  
1001 Indian School Road, N.W.  
Albuquerque, NM 87104  
(505) 418-6690 
rflora@blm.gov 

BIA Western Regional Office

Riley (Reece) Henry 
BLM Indian Lands Surveyor  
2600 North Central Avenue, 
4th Floor Mailroom 
Phoenix, AZ 85004 
(480) 744-5242 (Office) 
(602) 980-4034 (Cell)  
rrhenry@blm.gov