[SOS-PCA] SOS Collectors Call Notes - 3.5.13

[Haidet, Margaret]

There were 28 participants on the call.

Welcome to the 2013 collection season!

Note about who should be on the collectors call: This call is primarily
intended for SOS collection team leaders and members.  It is a
practitioner’s call designed for the National Coordinating Office to
provide process and procedural reminders to the field.  It is also an
opportunity for the field to discuss weather, climatic conditions, ask
questions and obtain clarification regarding seed maturation, collection
techniques or anything else.

All new collectors should become familiar with the SOS Protocol.  This
includes interns and any contractors that are hired out of a BLM office.

SOS Resources

Website (http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/) including how to guides, Protocol,

 National Coordinating Office –
mahaidet at blm.gov<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=mahaidet@blm.gov>,
202-912-7233

Review 2012 collections –

1600+ collections were made throughout the US – this is very good
considering the severe drought and wildfires.

Seed lots with low balances – more than 50 seed lots had a total seed
number of less than 2000 seed. Emphasized need to over-estimate population
sizes.

Bend Update - 1442 collections went into the Bend Seed Extractory, these
collections are 65% processed and 41% packaged and ready to ship to WRPIS.
By the end of March it is expected that all seed from MT, CO, WY and NM
will be cleaned.  NV, AZ and UT should be complete in late May or early
June.

Planning for 2013 collections -

*** Please send targeted species lists to National Coordinating Office –
These priorities are set on the office, state and ecoregional level.

*** Please also send your estimated total collections for the 2013 season
to the National Coordinating Office – These numbers are critical in helping
us plan for processing and storage requirements.

SOS Seed Collection for Conservation and Restoration – Boise, ID May 14-17.

            Please register, even facing travel and budgetary constraints.

6 people are registered for the course, 5 additional requiring supervisory
approval, 12 = minimum required for the course to proceed, the course will
be limited to 18 participants.

Native Seed Conference – April 8-11, 2013, Santa Fe, NM

                Nativeseed.info

                Despite some budgetary setbacks in federal agencies, this
conference is on!

Association of Official Seed Analysts – May 17-23, 2013, Boise, ID

                http://www.aosaseed.com/2013/2013_AOSA-SCST.htm

Intermountain Native Plant Summit – March 26-27, 2013, Boise, ID

There is no registration fee, but advance pre-registration is preferred.
Please e-mail dale.nielson at ars.usda.gov<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=dale.nielson@ars.usda.gov>,
by Wednesday, March 20, 2013 to pre-register. Please enter "INPS" in the
subject line
-- 
Megan Haidet
National Collection Curator
Seeds of Success
202-912-7233

www.blm.gov/sos
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