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Spring greetings! Here are the May 2023 SOS collector call notes. Scouting and even collecting is underway across the country, though a wet and cool spring has also made the season later in some places. We are grateful for all the hard work that our collectors
do to gather top notch seed materials, and hope that everyone is enjoying seeing some beautiful country! </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">General SOS<o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="ContentPasted3" style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Send your target list (including estimated lbs of raw material) to your agency coordinator.
<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">A template can be found by going to blm.gov/sos and clicking on "Target Species List Template" on the right side of the page under DOWNLOAD THE SOS FORMS.</span>
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<li class="ContentPasted3" style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Call in number is LIVE!</span></li><ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li class="ContentPasted3" style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3 ContentPasted5">If you are in the field during a scheduled collector call, but can get to a place with cell reception, use the
phone number attached to the meeting invite to call in to the meeting. At least one representative from each collection team needs to attend every call to stay up-to-date with program announcements and share their progress. </span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted3"> </span>May 17/18, email Sarah Hill at
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to be added to the register. If you have training needs please let Sarah Hill know ASAP.
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">All of these trainings are invite only – meant for active collectors and mentors, so please do not share the invitation with anyone outside of your
collecting team.<o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">If you have attended a virtual training this year, and you have any feedback please let me know! Or if there is additional training / information
that would be helpful for you to do your job – we are compiling ideas for resources and training for the future.
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Seed cleaning capacity / Sending seeds for cleaning<o:p class="ContentPasted3" style=""> </o:p></span></li><ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">SOS seeds will be cleaned at several facilities in 2023. The details are still forthcoming, and teams will be instructed where to send collections
once those details are firm. For now, all seed should be sent to the Bend Seed Extractory unless instructed otherwise by your Agency SOS Coordinator. Bend has a limited capacity for 2023.
<b>IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT CREWS COMMUNICATE WITH SARAH HILL BEFORE COLLECTIONS ARE SENT TO BEND.</b> This will enable the National Office to gauge where we are with our collection numbers, and allocate cleaning facilities appropriately.
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">If you do not have GPLAT accounts yet and are planning on using the digital data collection, please email Kristy Snyder,
<a class="ContentPasted3">ksnyder@blm.gov</a> for instructions. <o:p class="ContentPasted3">
</o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Let Kristy know of any glitches or suggested improvements to the digital data collection, we are always open to constructive feedback<o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Sarah Garvin / Bend<o:p class="ContentPasted3"> Seed Extractory</o:p></span></li><ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">You can start sending 2023 collections in for cleaning. BEND ONLY NEEDS AN EMAIL ABOUT AN INCOMING SHIPMENT IF IT IS A FLESHY FRUIT. Sarah Hill /
National Coordinating office needs an email for all shipments to track number of collections.
<o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Remember to send the SOS data form with the collection! We require a data sheet for each collection in a box, place them directly on the top.
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">Follow shipping instructions on the website!
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<li><o:p class="ContentPasted3">If anyone has suggestions on better ways to host interagency SOS collectors call, please let Sarah Hill know, we are open to feedback on new ways of running this call. </o:p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3">FWS Breakout Session Notes</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted3"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">In attendance: Luis Romero, Jonathan Young, Michael Kunz, Melanie Flood, Sarah Kulpa, Marcello, Claire Pittinger, Gwen
Wion, Avery S., Lisa G., Phoebe Judge </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Thank you to those who turned in your TS lists</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">New FWS SOS Team/SharePoint- access, chat for quick questions</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Voucher specimens, photos, data forms. Will be following up about regional and local herbaria.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Michael P. should have access to the Geoplat group in the next week or so. Any error related to permissions likely associated
with remedy ticket. Should clear in the next couple days if ROB form and usernames were submitted.
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Data portal logins coming soon- one per team for those NOT using digital data collection (5 for SGI, 1 for SWSP, and
1 for DBG*). *DBG will enter 2022 data into the data portal, NOT the Geoplat.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Feedback from national training. Final trainings May 17<sup class="ContentPasted3">th</sup> and 18<sup class="ContentPasted3">th</sup>,
June 5<sup class="ContentPasted3">th</sup>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p class="ContentPasted3"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted3">Be sure to let us know when you ship seed. Email Sarah Hill and CC Kelly_Thomas@fws.gov, or just email Kelly and she
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