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participants on the call. <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><span> </span><u>NATIONAL OFFICE UDATES</u>:</p><p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal"><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Rachel Hosna will begin her position as the SOS
National Coordinator on May 8<sup>th</sup>. Rachel has been involved in SOS as
a collector and has assisted with coordination of the Colorado Plateau Native
Plant Program’s collections out of the Moab Field Office. After working in the
west for the past 4 years Rachel is moving to Washington, DC! <span></span></p>
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</span></span>The SOS webpage (on the new BLM website) has a
few additions including a link to the SOS Data Portal and a quick guide to data
entry. The SOS website (<a href="http://www.blm.gov/sos">www.blm.gov/sos</a>) is the primary resource for Technical
Protocol and all required forms, including the SOS datasheet, clearance form,
annual report template, herbarium guidance and other items.<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Please note: Locality data for SOS collections
are not to be made public.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><u>CONSERVATION/WORKING
COLLECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL COLLECTIONS:<span></span></u></p>
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</span></span>Of a collection of 10,000 seed 2/3 will go into
long-term conservation storage.<span></span></p>
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</span></span>The remaining 1/3 enters the SOS Working
Collection stored at the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station in
Pullman, WA<span></span></p>
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</span></span>The working collection is made available to
researchers, generally in small amounts around 100 to 200 seeds<span></span></p>
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</span></span>If the collection is larger than 10,000 seed,
seed remaining after the conservation and working collections are met goes into
the Operational Collection. This seed is intended for specific projects needing
larger amounts of seed – common garden studies, grow-out, etc. – and coordinated
by State and Ecoregional program leads.<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Operational Collections are stored at the Bend
Seed Extractory, SOS East partner organizations, or returned to the collecting
team at the end of the season.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal"><u>BEND SEED EXTRACTORY</u>:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">If you will be requesting seed
collections back for specific projects, please get your seed to Bend as soon as
possible. Requests must be made through the BLM National Office (Rachel Hosna)
and a complete Bend Clearance Form (available on the SOS website) is required
for processing.<span></span></p>
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</span></span>ONLY request seed that you need for a specific
project. Bend processes a limited number of accessions for return each year.
Requesting all you accessions back denies other field offices their seed
requests.<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Bend reaches capacity for requests in early
December.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal"><u>ELEMENTS OF AN SOS
COLLECTION</u>:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal">In addition to native
seed, every SOS collection includes: <span></span></p>
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</span></span><b>3 voucher
specimens</b> – field office, regional herbarium, Smithsonian. Please see the
attached document on shipping voucher specimens. General information on
collecting and labeling herbarium voucher specimens can be found on the SOS
website. Contact Erika Gardner at the Smithsonian for specific questions: <a href="mailto:gardnere@si.edu">gardnere@si.edu</a> Phone: 202.633.0936<span></span></p>
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</span></span><b>3
photographs</b> – plant/flower, habitat/landscape, and seed. Photographs must
be sent to the national office at the end of the season. <span></span></p>
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</span></span><b>Data
Sheet</b> – A paper copy must accompany every seed collection sent to Bend and
an electronic copy must be sent to the national office. <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal"><u>SPECIALIST
IDENTIFICATION</u>:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal">On the SOS data sheet you
will notice there is a place to record <u>Specialist Identification</u> – this is
a taxonomic expert such as herbarium staff at the regional herbarium where your
vouchers are being sent or the botanist at your field office, not a CLM intern
or volunteer.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal"><u>SOS COMMUNICATIONS</u>:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">A few ideas for new forms of communication between SOS
collection teams were suggested during the call, but please utilize the current
SOS email listserv. This is the main forum for SOS communications from the
National Office as well as between SOS collection teams, partner organizations
and individual seed collectors. It is open for all to use and simple to post
messages:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Compose an email message- this can include links
to useful websites, interesting articles, upcoming webinars, sharing of innovative
seed collecting techniques or just a note of encouragement to your fellow SOS comrades!<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Send email message to: <a href="mailto:SOS@lists.plantconservation.org">SOS@lists.plantconservation.org</a><span></span></p>
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</span></span>Your message will go out to the whole SOS
community and others can reply to your message<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Please contact <a href="mailto:lriibe@blm.gov">lriibe@blm.gov</a>
if you are not yet signed up to the SOS listserv.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>The SOS listserv is one of 5 email lists
maintained by the Plant Conservation Alliance. You are welcome to subscribe to
all of them! More info here: <a href="http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo">http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo</a><span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal">Thank you to everyone who participated in the call! </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal">The next SOS Collectors Call is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6th. Please contact <a href="mailto:lriibe@blm.gov">lriibe@blm.gov</a> or <a href="mailto:rhosna@blm.gov">rhosna@blm.gov</a> if you need the call in number.</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal"><br></p></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d">Lindsey Riibe</font><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#0c343d">503-808-6230</font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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