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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">March 6, 2018 SOS Call<br>
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There were 18 teams present on the call.<br>
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Thank you to everyone who called in!<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>2017 Update – There were 55 teams last year. There
are currently 1750 collections in BGBase right now this will likely go up to
approximately 1900 collections. Those collections currently cover 22 states, 41
ecoregions, 80 families, 353 genera, and 681 species. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>BGBase update – Each team will receive a new
password for the data portal each year. Rachel will be updating the 2018
passwords soon and will send out new passwords to active teams that have
someone trained in using the portal. All interns attending the CLM training and
anyone else attending the DOI course in Fort Collins will be trained in the
data portal. If you need a training before then or will not be attending either
of those trainings, send me an e-mail. Also, the data portal has been updated
with the most current nomenclature from USDA plants. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Reminder that the DOI Course: Seed Collecting
for Conservation and Restoration will be in Fort Collins, CO May 15-17. It’s
not too late to sign up. Contact Lori Young for more details <a href="mailto:lyoung@blm.gov">lyoung@blm.gov</a>. <span> </span><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Bend 2017 Update – Will be finished cleaning all
2017 lots by the end of the month. Final test results should be in early April. Rachel will distribute test results.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Smithsonian 2017 Update – If shipping via USPS
please us the P.O. Box address to avoid your specimens being irradiated. (See Page 5 of "Voucher Specimen Techniques" on the SOS website). Also,
please be sure to include labels with each specimen and a transmittal notice
for each shipment. A template label and transmittal notice are available on the
SOS website. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>SOS Collection Goals: The goal of SOS is to
establish high quality, accurately identified, genetically representative and
well-documented native plant seed collection. This seed will be used to support
the development of geographically appropriate native plant materials. Additionally,
a small portion of each collection is set aside for conservation and long-term
storage.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Elements of a collection:<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Seed – we will discuss guidelines and rules for
collecting seed in April<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Photos – each collection should have 3 photos
(plant, habitat, seed)<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Herbarium specimens (3)- local, regional,
national herbarium. Erika Gardner of the Smithsonian Herbarium will talk to us
next month about tips and tricks for making good herbarium specimens and how
best to ship them. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Specialist identification of the species you are
collecting. This is required and absolutely fundamental to each collection.
Taxa must be identified to at least the species level though subspecies and
variety is always preferred. A specialist can be a field office botanist or
someone at your local or regional herbaria<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Data form – A complete data form is required for
each collection. We will discuss all things data entry and SOS portal related
in May. <span> </span><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Target Species Lists:<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Collection focus of SOS is on species needed for
restoration and rehabilitation projects so common, workhorse species. <span> </span>Each team should coordinate with state and
ecoregional botanists to identify priority species.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Target species lists are required and should
include a short description of why that particular species has been selected
(i.e. forage for desert tortoise or sage grouse; early seral species that is
competitive with non-native annual grasses). Target species lists will be due
May 15.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Species EXCLUDED from the program include rare and
threatened species, known recalcitrant species (i.e. Quercus), non-native
species, and species that were seeded on restoration or reclamation sites,
post-fire, etc.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Planning for success – proper planning is key to
a successful field season! Once you have your target species list, there are
many tools out there to help you plan for where to go and when to collect. The
better you plan and strategize your season before it starts, the more set
yourself up for success. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>SOS data from past collections may be useful in
understanding what species or areas have already been collected from. <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Use herbarium data to help find populations of
your target species. Rachel is working on a help guide for exploring online
herbarium data and will post to the SOS website when it is finished.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Some teams are using ecological site description
information and maps to help location some target species. If anyone has a
write up of how they utilize this information, please send to Rachel.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Talk to resource specialists to find out what
areas have been seeded and what species were planted.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Get to know your target species – what kind of
fruit do they have, what materials might you need to harvest them?<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Some teams are targeting their collections
within specific provisional seeds, which also helps focus target collection
areas.<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden team uses
this resource to target areas that have received precipitation <a href="http://water.weather.gov/precip/" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">http://water.weather.gov/precip/</span></a><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Teams are using a wide variety of apps and tools
to collect data and navigate in the field. These include: Collector for ArcGIS,
Survey123, custom geodatabases created via ArcGIS, Avenza maps and GAIA (phone
apps). <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Reminder – this listserv is a tool for you.
There is a wealth of knowledge in the greater SOS community so I encourage
everyone to reach out to one another!<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Next call – we will talk about assessing
populations and the collection of seed; caring for seed including shipping and
packaging; and all things herbarium vouchers. In May, we will focus on all
things data portal/data entry and the distribution and requesting of seed.<span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have any topics that you would like to
see covered in future monthly calls, please e-mail Rachel Hosna.<br>
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</span>Best,<br><br>Rachel<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666">Rachel Hosna<br></font><div><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Seeds of Success</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666">National Collection Curator</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666">202-912-7233</font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="mailto:rhosna@blm.gov" target="_blank">rhosna@blm.gov</a><br><br></div><div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></div><div><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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