<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Hi all,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">As the season comes to an end I'd like to thank everyone for their hard work and communication throughout the year. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and <b>be sure to have all of your data and forms in by December 15th.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">* General
Announcements:*</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">DATA ENTRY-–
approximately </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red">580
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">records
are now in the database! Please remember to export review your data after it
has been entered to catch any mistakes or missing information.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">ANNUAL REPORTS– I am
missing a fair amount of annual reports & have contacted several teams. Please get these in by December 15^th.
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/Seeds%20of%20Success%20Annual%20Report%20Template_April2018.doc">The template is available on the SOS website</a>. If your office is making
seed collections that will NOT be submitted to the SOS program, please include
these under the ‘internal research’ section. If your office experienced fires or drought that affected your target collections please indicate this on the annual report. This information is very helpful.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">END OF YEAR MATERIALS-
(annual report, datasheets, photos) are due to the National Coordinating Office
<b>*by Dec. 15th*</b>. Sending materials to
Leah in a GoogleDrive folder or via email attachments is best.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">PHOTOS-There should be
three photos per collection (plant, habitat and seed). Photos should be labeled
as “SPECIESCODE_SOS Reference Number_A B or C”. 
(i.e. HAVI4_WO220-1_A).  Photos provide
a snapshot of what the collection site looked like at the time of collection. If
you are missing a few photos, please just let Leah know.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">SOS TRAINING – The DOI
Learn course “Seed Collection for Conservation and Restoration (Seeds of
Success 1730-06)” is scheduled for May 14-16, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. If you are
a mentor who has not been to the training or have not been in a few years,
please consider signing up for the course.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">CLEARANCE FORMS – If
you would like the remaining balance from any of your collections to be
returned to your office or a partner for plant materials projects, please
submit a clearance form to Leah by <b>*January
30th*.</b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">* Bend Announcements:*</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Bend has only received
490 collections so far, please send your seed in and notify Bend and Leah when
you have sent your final collection in.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Please do not ship
seed the week of Thanksgiving if possible. <b>You
may ship seed the weeks either before or after Thanksgiving (Nov 13-16^th
or after the 26^th).</b> Bend is still open the week of Thanksgiving
but we strongly encourage waiting to ship seed until after the 26^th.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">* Smithsonian
Announcements:*</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">There
will be a shipping moratorium beginning November 22^nd and ending on
January 3^rd.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> Please ship vouchers either
before or after these dates.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">There has been some issues regarding vouchers with paint on them.
Please follow the <a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/programs_natural-resources_native-plant-communities_native-seed-development_collection_Herbarium%20Tutorial.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">protocol
online</a> as it describes how to ship vouchers and labels.</span></p><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Leah</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation & Restoration Program </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Data Coordinator</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="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 style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><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" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>