<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Greetings SOS Partners,</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
I would like to briefly address data management protocols for Seeds of Success with the hope of keeping track of the most accurate collections data.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">As you know, seed and associated data is collected for every Seeds of Success accession. The collections data is managed at the National Coordinating Office at the Bureau of Land Management in Washington, DC. The data should be sent to me (<a href="mailto:mahaidet@blm.gov" target="_blank">mahaidet@blm.gov</a>) throughout the collection season and no later than Dec. 31st of the collection year.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>If changes to data (in particular species name) are made at the local level, it is imperative that these changes are communicated to the National Coordinating Office so all records are up to date.</b> SOS collections and data are held at a number of locations including the ARS facilities in Ft. Collins, CO and Pullman, WA, the Bend Seed Extractory and various partner institutions. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The National Coordinating Office is responsible for updating seed processing and storage partners of any data changes, thus any edits should be communicated directly to me.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thank you and let me know if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div>-- <br>Megan Haidet<div>
National Collection Curator</div><div>Seeds of Success</div><div>202-912-7233</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/sos" target="_blank">www.blm.gov/sos</a></div>
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