[SOS-PCA] SOS Call Notes: July 2, 2013

[Haidet, Margaret]

SOS Monthly Collectors Call

July 2, 2013

There were 39 participants from 23 offices.

*Data Sheets *– Commonly skipped or incorrectly completed fields include
the following:

Date: Please pay special attention to the format indicated on the data
sheet (month/day/year)

Landowner and Permission: For collections made on BLM land, enter ‘BLM’.
For public land collections, enter the land managing agency’s acronym:
USFS, DOD, FWS, etc. Permission is needed to collect on all private and
public land managed by any agency other than BLM. Permission should be
obtained in writing and kept on file at the collecting team’s office.

Associated Species:  List all plants found coexisting with the collected
species. Example: Salix sp., Hordeum jubatum, and Polygonumalpinum.  Note:
please do not use USDA plants codes here, spell out the entire plant names.

Lat/Long: Direction from the equator (N/S) and Direction from the Prime
Meridian (E/W), degree, minute, and second.

Geology: The mineral structure of the collection site, either a formation
type or specific rock.  Example: granite, limestone or sandstone.

# Plants found:  Total number of plants living at the collection site;
this number includes those plants whose seeds are not ripe for collection
on collection day.

Area Sampled:  In acres, the size of the area in which the collection was
made. Since collections should be made from the entire population, this
number should be very close to the actual population size, in acres.

BACK OF SHEET
       Herbarium voucher specimens
       Specialist identification

*Photos* – Please use the naming convention as stated in section 12 of the
SOS Protocol.

Digital photos of the species being collected should always be taken while
in the field.  At least three photos should be taken for each collection:

Landscape Level/Population
Individual Plant
Material Collected (seed)

The following naming convention should be used for all SOS photos and each
photo should be given a unique picture number (A, B, C, etc):  PLANTS
Code_Collection Number_Picture Number

Send images to the SOS National Coordinating Office on CD or DVD via FedEx

*Herbarium labels and transmittal notices *- Only need to be sent to do not
need to be sent to the National Coordination Office.  If you have any
questions please contact Andrew Clark (ClarkAP at si.edu) or Meghann Toner (
TonerM at si.edu).

*Clearance forms* – Require at least 1 month processing time.  Please do
not put ASAP on your clearance form.  Please fill out the clearance form in
word so edits can be made at the National Coordination Office.

*Reminders from the Bend Seed Extractory:*
1) do not put seed in ziplock bags as seed tends to mold;
2) be careful not to include any inert material in bags (especially rocks,
sunglasses, clippers, etc.).
3) Quarantining seed with no pest strips for 48 hours – please make a note
on the data sheet to let Bend know you have done this.  They can be cut and
put into individual seed bags or reused for up to a year.

*Next Call:* August 6, 2013

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

www.blm.gov/sos
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