<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<br><br>Friendly reminder that the next <span class="gmail-il">SOS</span> Collectors <span class="gmail-il">call</span> is Tuesday, September 3rd, this is the day after Labor Day so please do not forget. These <span class="gmail-il">monthly</span> <span class="gmail-il">calls</span> are required for all seed collecting teams. Let me know if you need the <span class="gmail-il">call</span> in information.<div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">From Bend - PLEASE send clearance forms to Leah at the National Office as soon as you determine you will be requesting seed back. The sooner Bend is aware, the faster the seed can be cleaned. <b>PLEASE be clear when shipping NON SOS lots to Bend, label these collections as "NON SOS"</b> not "operational collection". Bend has a separate NON SOS form you can use. <br><div><br></div><div>Thank you to everyone who has sent in a sample data sheet for review. Data sheets and data entry is looking really good this year, great job everyone!<br><br>Draft Agenda:<br><br>Roll <span class="gmail-il">call</span><br>Data Entry</div><div>Clearance Forms/Requesting Seed Back<br>Round Robin/Updates - please come prepared with how your season is going, number of collections made so far, number shipped to Bend, and number you plan to ship soon.<br><br>If you do not have a 2019 portal log in please contact me.<br><br>Just as a reminder, the <span class="gmail-il">calls</span> take place at:<br><br>8 AM Alaska<br>9 AM Pacific<br>10 AM Mountain<br>11 AM Central<br>Noon Eastern<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>Please contact me if you need the <span class="gmail-il">call</span> in number.</div><div><br></div><div>Below are points from our August <span class="gmail-il">call</span>:</div><div></div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We’ve got about 200 records entered through the
data portal and the data is looking great! The most incomplete fields are
geology, ecoregion and land owner so please remember to fill those in. Some
collections are missing GPS coordinates, this data is critical, please no
negative signs and always click the map button to verify location. </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">For landowner, you can use an acronym for major
government agencies like BLM/USFS/USFWS but please spell out any other landowners.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Once all of your data is in the portal, please
export and look over it to be sure everything is complete. </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Do not forget to take pictures of each other out
in the field, especially if you work with any volunteer groups.</p></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks everyone!</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 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>