<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dear BSE seed clients:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> It is November, and for the most
part, seed collections in most of the western US should be almost complete.
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> As requested in the 2009 season,
we again need to have all your seed collections at the Bend Seed Extractory
by December 10th (2010). There will be a few exceptions as we know
a few species are better collected in December (alder is just one for example).
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Having a "bottomline" total
of seed collections by mid-December will help adjust our workforce through
the holiday season and into the next CY. We started this season
on July 5th and some of our workforce are on 6 month appointments; which
means they will be running out of days. A bottomline seedlot collection
count will really help me to know how many more days will be needed
to complete all these collections. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">If you know you have a few species that
won't meet this deadline; please let me know so we can keep a log of seed
lots to expect after the 10th and approximate date(s) they would be shipped
to us. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I apologize right now for anyone who
is getting this message twice; I'm trying to make use of all my mailing
lists and not miss anyone. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Happy Thursday. Nita
541-383-5646</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: sos-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">[SOS-PCA] Notes from 11.2.10 Collectors
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Below are the notes from yesterdays call. Feel free to contact me
if you<br>
have any questions.<br>
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SOS Collectors Call Notes<br>
November 2, 2010<br>
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18 individuals and/or teams called in<br>
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Data sheet<br>
- Please use the most current form available on SOS website
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</font></tt><a href=http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/protocol/appendix2.htm><tt><font size=2>http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/protocol/appendix2.htm)<br>
- This will be revised for next season – please talk to
your interns<br>
and have them send me comments for improving the form<br>
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Clearance forms<br>
- We cannot return seed to you sooner than 30 days from the
receipt of<br>
the clearance form – please build this into your planning schedules<br>
- Make sure the collectors are including a brief summary
of NPMD uses<br>
anticipated for the seed on the clearance form<br>
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Shipping<br>
- Bend: seed, data sheets, clearance forms<br>
- National office: data sheets, clearance forms, photos<br>
- Smithsonian: herbarium vouchers with labels, data sheets<br>
** Megan will follow up with the Smithsonian to better
understand<br>
what they want to accompany the vouchers (i.e. labels, data sheets, etc)<br>
- Local herbaria: additional vouchers<br>
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Annual Reports<br>
- Please use template available for download on our website
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Bend Seed Extractory<br>
- Has processed 2000 seed lots this season, 85-90% of which
are SOS<br>
collections<br>
- If you are waiting for seed to be returned and you haven’t
received<br>
it, please contact Nita Rauch<br>
- If you need seed returned to you in Nov. or Dec. please
let Nita know<br>
so she can plan accordingly<br>
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The next Seeds of Success call will be on December 7th<br>
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Megan Haidet<br>
National Collection Curator<br>
Seeds of Success<br>
Bureau of Land Management<br>
202-912-7233<br>
www.nps.gov/plants/sos/<br>
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