[SOS-PCA] SOS Call Notes: 5.1.12

[Haidet, Margaret]

Notes from 5.1.12 SOS Monthly Collectors Call

There were 20 participants on the call.

What is a native, wild land seed collection?

-          A population is group of individuals living within the same collection site, continuous in range and generally uniform in appearance

-          This population should be as wild as possible - What does that mean?  Remember we are trying to capture genetic diversity for species useful in restoration projects.  Talk to some of the land managers in your office, the fire folks, range management specialist, NRCS, etc. Get an idea for what areas may have been recently altered.  Try to avoid collecting form areas that you know have been seeded. Roadsides are classic areas that are likely to have been reseeded.

-          Communication will be the best tool to figure out the history of the landscape

Most common mistakes when filling out the data sheet
Collection reference number -
Begin where your office left off last year, do not start over at 1,
If your office is contracting a partner to collect, please contact SOS National Office to assign a collector code
Date
Location details
Provide driving/hiking directions from some point (your office, a notable intersection, etc.) to the population where collection occurred
Landform
                Examples include: desert, mountain, hillside, swamp, dune, plain, valley, beach, canyon,
                Associated Species
                                Always provide scientific name, not common name
                                Provide enough species to get a picture of the plant community
                                Non-native species can be listed here

Planning for fall/spring 2013 projects
Try to collect as much seed as possible without going over that 20% max, while sampling from at least 50 individuals
If there are large research projects in your area, be sure folks know to collect enough seed that you can do meaningful research

Update from Bend

-          Any grass collections must include no pest strips to prevent infestation from the itch mite (microscopic & translucent)

-          Processing crew will be off for the month of June to allow time for maintenance of the machines, they will still be there to check in seed & process seed orders

-          IGO agreement is in place for non-SOS seed processing (will be discussed on next BLM Botany Leads call)

-          Remaining 2011 collections - some for OR, CA and NV; everything else is packaged and complete

-          Bend Seed Extractory is going through Oregon seed certification process, certification is really only for seed that is going to be grown out for the ultimate use on large landscapes, every state has a state certification system (except CA), certification is a way of tracking seed from its source through the number of generations it has been grown out.  Oregon pre-variety germplasm (PVG) certification tags will be attached to final seed packet.  A request for seed certification should be made initially when the seed is sent to Bend so the appropriate testing/tracking can occur.

Target species lists - send to National Office - to Megan by MAY 31

Estimated collections per team - send to National Office - to Megan by MAY 31


Megan Haidet
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator
202-912-7233

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