<div dir="ltr"><div>SOS Collectors Call<br>September 10, 2013<br><br>Participants: there were 26 participants on the call<br><br><b><i>Process for year end wrap up</i></b><br><br><b>Data forms</b> – Please send them to <a href="mailto:mahaidet@blm.gov">mahaidet@blm.gov</a> as soon as they are com<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">plete.</span></div>
<div><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Clearance forms</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> – Please submit these, with at least 30 days
turn around time, if you would like any seed balance returned to your
office. If you have more than 3
collections to request back, please use the Word document and add extra rows to
the form.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Annual report </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">– Don’t forget that annual reports will be due
at the end of the calendar year. Please
take a look at them and keep track of partnerships, volunteers, and
educational/outreach events.</span></div><div><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Seed – </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Is to be shipped to:</span>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">USDA USFS - Bend Seed
Extractory <br>
63095 Deschutes Market Road<br>
Bend, OR 97701<br>
(541) 383-5646<br>
(541) 383-5498 (fax)</span></p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><br></p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><b>Herbarium Vouchers</b> - Are to be shipped to:</p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in">
US National Herbarium, Department of Botany</p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in">MRC-166</p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in">Smithsonian Institution</p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in">
10th and Constitution Ave., NW</p><p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in">Washington, DC 20560</p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i>Process for requesting
seed:</i></b></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><b style><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Clearance form</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> –</span></p>
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o Pertain to current year collections processed by Bend (2013 only)<br>o Must be sent to SOS National Office for approval<br>o Must include FedEx number to cover shipping expense<br>o Must provide at least 30 days for the seed to be returned</div>
<div><br><b>Genetic R</b><b style>esources Information Network</b><span style> - (<a href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/searchgrin.html">http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/searchgrin.html</a>)</span><p class="" style="margin-left:21pt">
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<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i>Bend update</i></b></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">o CONGRATULATIONS to Kayla Herriman who was promoted to BSE Manager, you may contact her at 541-383-5481 or <a href="mailto:kherriman@fs.fed.us">kherriman@fs.fed.us</a> <br>
o 10 crew members, working on the priority collections to be returned, 479 seed lot received<br>o If you find seed that didn’t get sent to Bend, please contact them as soon as possible so it can be combined with the original collection. We are t<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">rying to avoid cleaning seed from the same collection twice</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i>Q&A</i></b></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 21pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Q: How long does it
take for the Smithsonian to document SOS collections as they come in? </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 21pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A:
Every accession coming in receives a number and is entered into their
database. Email Andrew Clark to check on
the status of a voucher.</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></div></div></div>
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