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Hello everyone, below are the notes from the last SOS collector call. Let me know if you have any additional questions.</p>
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Thanks for a great 2022 season, and I look forward to working with you all in 2023!</p>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Sarah Hill has her BLM email, send all SOS related queries to sehill@blm.gov</span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">DATA IS DUE DECEMBER 15, send all end of the year documents to sehill@blm.gov</span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">There will be a new call invite going out for 2023, so if you want to be on that list, make sure Sarah H
knows you are collecting in 2023 or otherwise want to be on the list. </span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Tell anyone interested to subscribe to the SOS listserv - lots of seed collector hiring announcements will
be going out over the winter!</span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Training - We are still planning our 2023 trainings, both virtual and in person. More details about training
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Virtual : Feb 23/24 - Open to anyone involved in the SOS program</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">In person, Boise NTC: Some time the week of April 17th - number of participants and who should attend the
in-person training is still TBD. </span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">The small change to recollections in the protocol. Recollections will go from having 1,000 seeds taken out
for long term storage to 3,000 seeds. Updated 2023 protocol will be available in January.
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">There will be no January call. First call of 2023 will be February 7.
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Send in your seeds by December 15! Bend has about 450 collections sent in right now, and have the capacity
to take the rest of the collections that were planned for 2022.</span></li><ul type="disc" style="unicode-bidi:embed;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" class="ContentPasted1">
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Bend is prioritizing cleaning lots with clearance forms first. If you want your seeds back send in a clearance
form to Sarah H by January 30th 2023. </span></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Shipping moratorium until Jan 3, 2023. DO NOT SEND HERBARIUM VOUCHERS UNTIL AFTER JAN 3.
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Many staff in the shipping office are out on holiday throughout the month, and we do not want specimens to
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;color:black"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI";font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Make sure specimens are going to the right address - several packages have been sent to the wrong place.
All the information you need for shipping, including the addresses for FedEx services or for USPS are on page 5 of the Guide to Herbarium Specimens for SOS document.
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Find the guide on the SOS national website or directly at this address:
</span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-10/Guide%20to%20Herbarium%20Specimens%20for%20SOS.pdf" class="ContentPasted1"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-10/Guide%20to%20Herbarium%20Specimens%20for%20SOS.pdf</span></a></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Erica Gardner will be in the office all month if you have any further questions</span></li><ul type="disc" style="unicode-bidi:embed;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" class="ContentPasted1">
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During the call folks shared some of their the highlights and lessons learned from the 2022 season:
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<li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Collecting seed during drought times is difficult</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Being able to offer housing for seasonal staff would be wonderful</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Reading all the instructions for where/how to send your materials is important!</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Finding a really nice population of
</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Prosopis pubescens,
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">and being able to make a collection</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Good tires make all the difference</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">A crew got to go to a conference about fire, and when someone found out they were native seed collectors, thanked them and
said the nation depended on their work! </span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Make time for early season scouting! You might get bogged down with lots of other responsibilities during the spring, but
prioritizing some field scouting can be invaluable. </span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Done treating seeds but still have a powerful No Pest strip? Folks have had success re-using a strip by triple bagging it
in ziplock bags and then storing it inside a latching bin (in a location where there won't be a bunch of people, of course) until the next season.
</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">GPS coordinates are nice, but there is something special about a highly visible and well placed pin flag to mark a hard
to re-find population. Just remember to pick them up!</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">First year collection team said they were initially intimidated by the SOS protocol, but it was actually pretty easy to
follow</span></li><li style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt" class="ContentPasted1">Using aerial imaging for pre-trip scouting can be really helpful, especially in habitats that make bushwhacking a challenge</span></li></ul>
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