<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>The next <span class="gmail-il">SOS</span> Collectors call is <b>Tuesday, May 7th</b>. These monthly calls are required for all seed collecting teams. Let me know if you need the call in information.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Please submit your target species list if you have not already, these are due Tuesday April 30th. We have a new template on the website, <a href="http://BLM.gov/SOS">BLM.gov/SOS</a></b><br></div><div><br></div><div>Draft Agenda:</div><div><br></div><div>Roll call</div><div>General collection rules<br></div><div>Taking Quality Photos<br></div><div>Round Robin/Updates - please come prepared with season start dates, end dates, estimated number of collections, and number of seed collectors and institution<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you do not have a 2019 portal log in please contact me.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Just as a reminder, the <span class="gmail-m_4659921725049071435gmail-il">calls</span> take place at:</div><div><br></div><div>8 AM Alaska</div><div>9 AM Pacific</div><div>10 AM Mountain</div><div>11 AM Central</div><div>Noon Eastern</div><div><br></div></div><div>Below please find the notes from April 2nd call, and thank you to our guest speaker, Erika Gardner, from the Smithsonian and to everyone for calling in:<div>
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collection rules:</p>
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SOS Seed Collection Reference number is a binomial of your office code,
separated by a hyphen, followed by the sequential collection number. For
example: WY050-46, AZ930-124, etc. If you have any questions as to what your
office code is or what your first seed collection reference number should be
for this year, please e-mail Leah (<u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:lprescott@blm.gov">lprescott@blm.gov</a></span></u>).</p>
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should be from wild populations of native species – so be aware of past seeding
efforts in your area.</p>
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from at least 50 individuals and document the number of plants sampled on the
data form</p>
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no more than 20% of available seed on a given day.</p>
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collected on multiple dates throughout the same growing season should be recorded
as the same accession.</p>
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BLM teams will send their seed to the Bend Seed Extractory for cleaning.</p>
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break down: 10,000 seeds will be taken from each collection and sent to the
USDA ARS in Pullman, WA for long-term storage and a small research working
collection.</p>
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long-term storage with ARS and the remaining 1/3 will be available to
researchers as a small working collection through the ARS Germplasm Resource
Information Network, generally in small amounts (1-200 seeds). Smaller
collections (less than 10,000 seed) may be sent entirely to ARS and no seed
will be available for research and development.</p>
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seed collected beyond the 10,000 needed for long-term storage and the small
working collection will be available for native plant materials development
projects such as common garden studies, grow outs, etc. Be sure you plan
accordingly and communicate your collection goals with your
interns. </p>
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assessments</p>
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assessments are really important to help meet your collection goals.</p>
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the math!: # plants in your population * avg. seeds per fruit * avg. fruits per
plant * 20% = estimated seeds available for harvest in the population</p>
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when collecting seed</p>
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evenly and randomly, from tall plants and short plants, etc.</p>
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on multiple days, if possible.</p>
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cautious when noxious weeds are present at your collection site. Bend cannot
process collections with noxious weeds. We lost quite a few collections
last year that were contaminated</p>
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lots should not contain excessive stem material. <i>Aristida</i> species
can only be accepted if it is hand stripped from the stem in the field; due to
the fragile seed we cannot process it with any stem material.</p>
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lots should be exposed to No Pest Strip for at least 48-hrs before shipment to
BSE. This is to reduce our exposure to insect bites as well as seed loss to
predation. Seed can be quarantined in a closed Rubbermaid container with the
strips in the bottom of the container and the paper collection bags open.</p>
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lots should be well packaged in breathable bags (ie. paper, cloth, mesh,
woven). Seed that has escaped in delivery may or may not be able to be salvaged
by BSE. Paper bags are most ideal for any seed, as we are able to rip the bags
open to capture all of the material.</p>
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non-fleshy fruit material should be dry prior to shipment.</p>
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fruits should be packaged in ziplock bags (double bagged is preferred) and
delivered with ice packs to keep the fruit cool in transport. Please do not
send any berry-like fruit dry, unless you have <u>completely</u> removed
the flesh. It is especially important with Yucca species, to be shipped fresh,
as to reduce bug damage to the seed and in turn processing damage.</p>
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label all bags with lot number and NRCS Plants Database code. Also, please
label the bags with bag numbers (1 of 5, 2 of 5, etc.).</p>
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do not ship a lot in separate shipments. Please hold the seed lot until you
have all of it and ship it at one time all together. If you need to ship the
lot in separate shipments, please notify us by email or phone and put a note in
the box that tells us more is coming.</p>
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label boxes, if possible, so that we know they are coming from your unit. Boxes
should be well packed so that bags do not shift during the shipping process.</p>
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boxes also should not be packed so full that the bags rip/explode during the
shipping process. It is difficult to pull bags out when they are crammed
tightly into a small box.</p>
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lots should arrive with paperwork that is double checked for the correct lot
number, genus, species, and NRCS Plants Database code. Please send a note with
your shipment that has contact information.</p>
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notify BSE when you would like to deliver seed in person.</p>
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send clearance forms to Leah.</p>
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Vouchers are to be sent to the Smithsonian U.S. National Herbarium, a regional
herbarium and local herbarium (collecting office). There are basic voucher
preparation techniques available on the SOS website. Please be sure you collect
a full specimen – root, shoot and flower for forbs and grasses. For species
that will not be in flower at time of seed collection, take a voucher specimen
during a preliminary trip to the population. If submitting vouchers collected
on different days (one in flower, one in fruit) each specimen needs its own
label and associated collection number.
Specimens collected on the same day will be the same herbarium specimen
with one label. When shipping specimens to the Smithsonian you can fit 25 – 50
specimens in one bundle between cardboards. Do NOT staple labels to sheets or
send herbarium paper with your specimens – just the pressed plants with its
label not mounted.</p>
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Vouchers</p>
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shoots/stems, and reproductive parts (ideally flowers and fruits). Be sure that
the characteristics needed to ID the plant are shown in the specimen.</p>
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multiple samples) to fill a herbarium sheet (11” X 17”)</p>
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fit on a single sheet UNLESS you know how to create multiple sheets.</p>
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on one sheet using the accordion technique.</p>
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accompany a pressed sheet, both materials require a label.</p>
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& Shipping</p>
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that are printed on acid-free paper. DO NOT tape, staple, etc. your label to
newsprint.</p>
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Try to find a box that fits your specimens snugly. 18x12x13 is standard. Pad
specimens with newspaper to keep specimens from getting crushed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">§</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span>Always include a transmittal notice
AND contact information for a permanent staff member in case any questions
arise.</p>
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include a separate deed of gift.</p>
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address.</p>
<div><div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Please let me know if there are any topics you would like to see covered in this season's <span class="gmail-m_4659921725049071435gmail-il">monthly</span> <span class="gmail-m_4659921725049071435gmail-il">calls</span> and feel free to reach out with any questions.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks all, talk to you soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Leah</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="font-size:small" color="#0c343d"><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="#0c343d">National Collection Curator (Contractor)</font></div></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/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a><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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>