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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>SOS Call Notes from April 3, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>                <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Mentors/Interns/Contractors <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Refresh your understanding of SOS for 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>All must be familiar with Protocol<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Understand minimum seed collection quantities (at least 10,000, sampled from 50+ plants, while not sampling more than 20% of the viable seed on the day of collection)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Familiarize with the “how-to” documents on the SOS Website<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Revised Data Form<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Please use the new datasheet for all 2012 collections<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>NOTE: date has changed to the American format (MM/DD/YY)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Location details should provide specific driving directions from office/town/known site to collection site<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Associated species should list scientific names, not common names<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Include data regarding herbarium specimens, when applicable<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Include species identification information on all datasheets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>SOS Training Courses<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>                Seed Collection for Conservation and Restoration, April 24-26, 2012, Las Vegas, NV<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>Primarily for BLM mentors beginning new seed collection programs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          </span></span><![endif]>If you are registered, you should have received all information from Lori Young <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>                Seed Collection for Conservation and Restoration, June 18-22, 2012, Chicago, IL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-lef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