[SOS-PCA] SOS Collectors Call Notes - August 1, 2017

[Hosna, Rachel]

Hi Everyone,

The resource below has been brought to my attention by multiple folks as a
better option for geology (and soils). Check it out!

https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/

You can click “Zoom to location” for any lat/long in the US and it will
give you the soil and geology data. Click on one of the soil series under
"Map Unit Composition" then click "Official Series Description."  The first
paragraph of each soil series says what parent material (rock type;
geology) the soil series formed from.

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Also, a few questions came up after the call have prompted clarification on
sending seed to Bend:

Each SOS collection must be shipped in its entirety to Bend. So, if you are
collecting on multiple days, please wait until you are finished collecting
and ship all seed together. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks!

Rachel

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Hosna, Rachel <rhosna at blm.gov> wrote:

> SOS Collectors Call Notes  - August 1, 2017
>
> There were 22 teams on the call.
>
> ·         There have been a little over 200 records entered through the
> data portal and the data is looking great! The most incomplete fields are
> geology, ecoregion and land owner so please remember to fill those in.
>
> ·         For landowner, you can use an acronym for major government
> agencies like BLM/USFS/USFWS but please spell out any other landowners.
>
> ·         Once all of your data is in the portal, please export and look
> over it to be sure everything is complete.
>
> ·         Rachel is working on a new annual report template for the SOS
> program and wants to make sure we have pictures of people. Do not forget to
> take pictures of each other out in the field, especially if you work with
> any volunteer groups.
>
> ·         The data portal will be OFFLINE on August 8th from 3-7 CST for
> some updates.
>
> ·         Some of you might be having issues finding the species you
> collected in the portal, especially if you have identified to subspecies or
> variety. This is because the USDA Plants website has made some updates, and
> we still need to pull those into BGBase. I am not sure when this update
> will happen but please let me know if you run into this issue.
>
> ·         Rachel has gotten a few calls about how to collect specific
> species. You can always reach out to folks via the SOS listserv but please
> check out a new resource created by Clara Holmes at the Mid-Atlantic
> Regional Seed Bank. It was born out of the "tools" break out session at the
> National Native Seed Conference where the folks talked about what tools
> could help collectors be more successful in finding their species or
> collecting their species, etc.  Clara’s website contains a bunch of
> different threads and one of them is "species specific questions or
> advice".  Please look at this site when you get a chance.  Seed
> Collectors Forum <https://seedcollectors.forumotion.com/>
>
> ·         There was a question about where to get geology information.
> See website below. You can open your states geology layer in GoogleEarth
> and type in the coordinates of your collection location. Geology Resource
> <https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/>
>
> Thanks to everyone who was able to make the call! The next call will be
> September 5th!
>
> *If you were unable to make the call*, please shoot me an e-mail with the
> following information:
> -How many collections have you made?
> -How many have been sent to Bend?
> -How many more collections do you anticipate?
> -How many collections will be operational?
> -When does your season end?
>
>
> --
> Rachel Hosna
> Seeds of Success
> National Collection Curator
> 202-912-7233
> rhosna at blm.gov
>
> Seeds of Success
> <https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
> Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
> National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
> <https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
>
>
>


-- 
Rachel Hosna
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator
202-912-7233
rhosna at blm.gov

Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
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