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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">pril 1, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">There were 29 participants on the
call.</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- 2013 season summary: </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">To date 1585 data
sheets have been entered into the SOS database. This
includes 800 taxa collected by 48 teams.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- 2014 Target lists and number of
collections: Please let the National SOS Coordinator know how many collections your office is planning to make. Work with local and regional partners/BLM to develop 2014 targeted species list. Please submit this list to the National SOS Office.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- SOS Process: Each collection team is responsible for making seed collections, herbarium vouchers and taking photos for each collection. Guidance is in the SOS Technical Protcol and on the SOS website.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- Herbarium vouchers: Collect vouchers for each SOS collection. Ideal vouchers will be collected when the specimen is in bloom. The SOS website includes good resources on taking vouchers.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- Data quality: Please do your best to include ALL information requested on the SOS Data Sheet. Especially important are identifying collections to species and getting that identification checked by a "specialist". Specialists should be extremely proficient in the local flora. Be sure that collections contain 10,000-20,000 seed. Conduct cut tests throughout collecting trips to be sure the seed is mature.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- Website: </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Has officially launched. <a href="http://www.blm.gov" target="_blank">www.blm.gov</a>\sos. Check it out and provide feedback.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- Trainings: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">BLM Training Course, May 13-16,
Boise, ID, Register through DOI Learn or contact Lori Young.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">CLM Training Course, June 9-13, Glencoe, IL, for CBG interns
only.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">- Round Robin</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Next call: May 6, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">11 am Central</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">10 am Mountain</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">9 am Pacific</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8 am Alaska</span></p></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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