<div dir="ltr">May 7, 2013<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>
<p>SOS Monthly Collectors Call</p>
<p>There were 36 participants on the SOS call.</p>
<p>All new collectors should become familiar with the SOS Protocol. This includes interns and any contractors
that are hired out of a BLM office.</p>
<p>Planning for 2013 collections - </p>
<p>*** Please send targeted species lists to National
Coordinating Office by May 31 – These priorities are set on the office, state
and ecoregional level.</p>
<p>*** 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.</p>
<p>SOS Resources:</p>
<p style="text-indent:0.5in">Website (<a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos/</a>)
including how to guides, Protocol.</p>
<p style="text-indent:0.5in"> We
know the search function is down. It
will be replaced rather than repaired.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"> National Coordinating Office – <a href="mailto:mahaidet@blm.gov" target="_blank">mahaidet@blm.gov</a>, 202-912-7233</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in">Listserve – all collectors are
encouraged to join the listserve so they may stay informed with SOS announcements
and collectors’ calls.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in">Data – SOS is working with
BGBase to develop an online data entry portal, hopefully this will be completed
by June. We will do a webinar training to
get SOS partners logged in and familiarized with the system.</p>
<p style="margin-left:1.25in">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>Need to determine if we will be able to generate
herbarium labels</p>
<p>Bend Update:</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>Nita Rauch recognized for outstanding partnering
and customer service at the National Native Seed Conference with the BLM Plant
Conservation Program Award.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>Seed leaning crew will be back on June 3<sup>rd</sup>.
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<p style="margin-left:0.75in">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>As cleaning is completed for all units and pls
is determined the information will be sent to the National SOS Office and
distributed.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span>Bend has cleaned 2051 different species for SOS,
more than 2300 species from all of the Federal Agencies. SOS had helped advance their understanding of</p>
<p>SOS Seed Collection for Conservation and Restoration – <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Boise, ID May 14-17.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Next Call: June 4<sup>th</sup>,
2013</span></p></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Megan Haidet<div>Seeds of Success<br><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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