From sehill at blm.gov Tue Nov 5 18:04:15 2024 From: sehill at blm.gov (Hill, Sarah E) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 00:04:15 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] Updated SOS shipping assignments and November Collector Call Notes Message-ID: Hello everyone, Thank you for your time today at the SOS November Collector Call. We will have one more meeting in December before taking a break in January to reset and will start up again with our first call of 2025 in February. I sincerely thank all of you for all the hard work and dedication you have shown through this season, and your flexibility as we scale up our national seed collection efforts. Below you will find a summary of topics discussed on the call, and I have attached several helpful documents. These documents are also available through the GeoPlatform Help Documents and the SOS website. If you have any questions you know where to find me (sehill at blm.gov)! National Office Announcements Current season updates Onboarding new people or if you were forwarded this meeting notification ? All those involved in SOS should sign up for the collector call and mailing list to stay up-to-date on program logistics and updates throughout the season. The listserv and collector call list are how we communicate with everyone throughout the season, so it is critical you have signed up through the right channels. * If you are new or are onboarding new people make sure they visit the Getting Started page on the SOS website and sign up for the mailing list, collector calls, training, and GeoPlatform access: https://www.blm.gov/programs/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection/sos-getting-started Treating seeds with No Pest strips / Terro Garbage Guard * If you are treating seed ? definitely use PPE!! Wear masks and gloves, make sure you are venting the box before sticking your head in to grab seeds, and don't leave the treatment box anywhere that other people are going to be working in. For more detailed instruction review section 13a of the SOS technical protocol. We want to make sure everyone stays safe while treating the seeds! End of season wrap-up If you want seed back by spring 2025 * Once seed has been sent to a facility, fill out the appropriate Clearance Form. Clearance form tells facility to prioritize cleaning. Forms must be in by Jan 30th. * Forms for Bend and Dorena downloaded from the SOS website sidebar Review the End of Season Checklist 2024 document * Make sure everything is wrapped up and documented properly before season is closed out * Send end of season documents (after final data QC review) to your agency coordinator * Make sure you are communicating with your Agency Coordinator when you are going to end / if you are going to extend your season. Shipping Vouchers to Smithsonian ? Send ASAP or wait until after the new year * Smithsonian voucher freeze Nov 20th through Jan 6th. If you can?t send them before that date and you are going to be done, arrange for someone to send them when they can accept them * Shipping can resume after the first week of January. * Follow directions for shipping on the SOS website ?Guide to Herbarium Specimens for SOS? https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-10/Guide%20to%20Herbarium%20Specimens%20for%20SOS.pdf Shipping seeds * Know where you are supposed to send seeds! Updated list will be sent out via email and posted in your GeoPlatform help documents. * Seed might go to different locations depending on when it is needed back. Please review cleaning assignments and number of collections each team should send to each location carefully. If you have any questions, reach out to your Agency Coordinator and Sarah Hill. * Fill out seed tracking form for collections that have been/are being shipped. If you need to delete a seed tracking form, follow guidance in ?How to Edit Seed Tracking Forms? in GeoPlatform Help Documents If sending to NLGRP for temp storage **Shipping Address update** 1111 S Mason St, Fort Collins, CO 80521 * Read the instructions carefully. Detailed in ?Shipping Seed to NLGRP 2024? * Fill out the seed tracking form for these collections and make sure to write your box ID on each box. If someone cannot fill out the seed tracking form, reach out to your agency coordinator. * If shipping more than 10 colls/box or more than 10 boxes of a coll, then reach out to agency coord. * Send email and tracking information to Lisa Hill and Chris Walters at the NLGRP * Pack seed based on what you think might be needed together GeoPlatform Announcements * Last chance for any digital data collection feedback: SOS Digital Data Collection Feedback. New season forms will be finalized before the end of 2024 and cannot be edited when finalized. * Send any shapefiles for next season to Kristy by December 15th * We will be decommissioning the 2024 groups sometime in late January/early February. Keep an eye out for a message with a specific date. If still collecting, please plan to use paper data sheets at that time. * 2025 teams ? If you are involved in 2025 you will need to sign up for a new collector call and get readded to a geoplatform group. We shut everything down and reset it each season, and a new SOS registration form will be sent out with December collector call. You will not need to create a new GeoPlatform account if you were active this season (BLM deletes accounts if they have been inactive for one year), but you will need to fill out the SOS registration form to be added to a group in 2025. Improvements for next season In field workflows/SOS protocol summaries * As the season winds down, we are developing compiling new resources for the 2025 season. Some folks have expressed that it would be nice to have a condensed version of the protocol or an ?in-the-field" list of tasks to keep track of seed and data collection. If you have developed a tool or list to help track SOS tasks through the season, we would love if you could share them with us to inform how we develop our help documents for 2025. Please email anything you think could be helpful to other SOS crews to Sarah at sehill at blm.gov. End of season feedback * We are gathering feedback on ideas to improve the program for 2025 ? ideas on training, digital data collection forms, and program workflows are all welcome. You can email your feedback directly to Sarah, submit it anonymously through the Geoplatform, give it to your agency coordinator, or schedule a meeting with Kristy and Sarah. Information storage * We are looking at ways to condense where SOS information lives in order to make it easier for collectors to find information they need throughout the season. Because we work with three agencies and a variety of non-federal partners, and also want to share a large amount of material, we have limitations on the kind of information we can keep on different platforms, but if you have any ideas on tools that we could use next season, please email Sarah Hill, sehill at blm.gov. Seed collection techniques * We are beginning to compile information on tools/techniques that are useful for certain species, genera, or seed types. If you have a document with this information, or are interested in documenting your efforts this season, please send the document out on the SOS listerv so that others can benefit from it. Additionally, please send it to Sarah Hill, so she can compile the information and make it available for collectors in the future. The following table is also in the document "Shipping seed to NLGRP 11.5.2024" in your GeoPlatform Help Documents NLGRP, Ft. Collins Number of collections to send Notes AZ010 3 CA170 6 CA190B 1 CA330 4 CA340 18 Some might be reassigned, check with Sarah Hill DAZ00 21 DAZ01 2 Elymus elymoides/1.5lb, Dasyochloa pulchella/1lb DAZ02 2 Plantago patagonica/1lb, Verbesina enceliodes/3lbs DCA00 13 DCO01 5 Helianthus petiolaris/8lb, Sporobolus airoides/4lb, Muhlenbergia pungens/4lb, Machaeranthera tanacetifolia/5lb, Krascheninnikovia lanatum/7bs DNM00 / DNM01 7 Baileya multiradiata/2lb, Bouteloua curtipendula/3lb, Dasychola pulchella/0.25lb, Senna bahuinoides/0.3lb, Zinnia grandiflora/0.25, DUT04 4 ES040 2 FWS0101 10 November Collections FWS0300 64 FWS0500 48 FWS0502 128 MD1 7 NM080 85 and any additional collections NM930 32 NPSD00 21 TYT Some might be reassigned, check with Sarah Hill CA320/370 FO Team 8 Dorena GRC Number of collections to send Notes CA350/320/370 Contract team 7 CA930A 14 CO130 10 CO150 6 DUT00 4 FWS0100 6 FWS0101 25 FWS0300 30 Collections returned spring 2025 FWS0500 2 Rosa/ilex fleshy fruit FWS0502 1 Possibly one fruit NPCA00 11 NPMI00 13 NPNM00 5 OR010 2 OR090B 11 UT040 5 UT070 2 BOGR2 UT080 6 WY930/930A 26 all non Artemisia Bend Seed Extractory Number of collections to send Notes CTLR 4 DAZ00 2 Muhlenbergia porteri and Machaeranthera tagetina DAZ01 3 Bouteloua gracilis, BOUCUR and SPOAIR DAZ02 3 Verbena macdougalii, ELYELY and SPOFLE DAZ03 5 DCO00 6 DCO01 2 BOGR, CLESER DMT01 7 DNM01 2 BOTBAR & VERENC DUT00 1 Heterotheca villosa only DUT03 4 DWA00 10 DWY00 13 DWY01 10 FHR 1 FWS0202 9 FWS0500 1 Rhus copallinum NM930 4 SPAI NM930-613, SPCO4 NM930-594, NM930-587 and NM930-619 NPCO00 4 NPNM00 2 Bothriochloa barbinodis and TBD (contact Katie VinZant) UT060 18 WY930/930A 4 Artemisia tridentata only National Seed Lab Number of collections to send Notes FWS0402 all FWS0401 all FWS0400 all FWS0403 all FWS0404 all DFWS0407 all For the seeds, Sarah Sarah Hill she/her Seeds of Success National Curator Bureau of Land Management - contractor Currently working from home - contact me for my cell # Seeds of Success National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance Subscribe to the PCA and SOS listservs Why I list my pronouns I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people, as well as other indigenous tribes who traveled through the area known as Idaho who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In this talk, I will share emerging research weaving tree-ring-based fire history information with Indigenous Knowledge to tell a more complete and accurate story about the role of people and fire in shaping the forested landscapes of the Upper Great Lakes, and in particular the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a landscape that helped justify establishment of the 1964 Wilderness Act that codified the separation of people and nature. In the context of this story, notions of wilderness dissolve while ideas of reciprocity bring people squarely into the community of life as active participants and co-creators, rather than separate individualists. In particular, fire and forest demographic data illustrate that the fates of people and red pine are intertwined and moderated through flames, and that this relationship serves as a flagship for myriad other fire-dependent beings. The stories of fire held in the rings of trees are a vital catalyst to this effort, enabling cross-cultural conversations and collaborations among a growing network of stakeholder groups engaged in land and fire stewardship across the Great Lakes Region. ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Evan Larson is a father, husband, teacher, scientist, and enthusiast of wild places. Evan's childhood took place in the woods of central Minnesota, helping his parents tend 80 acres of mixed hardwood forests. Drawn by mountains, oceans, and forests, his formal education includes an Environmental Science bachelor?s degree from Willamette University, degrees in geography from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (M.S.) and the University of Minnesota (PhD), and a Faculty Fulbright fellowship to Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall. Less formally, Evan's philosophy of life has been informed by significant doses of reflection, books, chainsaws and firewood. Evan has 23 years of experience using tree rings to investigate environmental history including past patterns of climate, disturbance, and forest change. As Professor and Chair in the Department of Environmental Sciences & Society at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Evan teaches courses that blur the lines between physical and cultural geography and that are infused with undergraduate research in search of transformative learning experiences. The work that is currently at the center of Evan's thoughts and energy is fueled by the enthusiasm of amazing collaborators who are together working to re-story the interwoven relationships among people, fire, and pine in Great Lakes Forests. More information about the presentation can be found on our PCA Meetings page. *** PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS MEETING *** RSVP by Tuesday, November 12, to elizabeth_krone at fws.gov The meeting login details will be shared with all respondents via calendar invite and email by Tuesday November 12. This meeting will be hosted using Microsoft Teams. You will be able to join the meeting from the web or via the Microsoft Teams app. The PCA general meetings are open to everyone and follow this format: >Updates on PCA Activities - learn about and get engaged in the Plant Conservation Alliance >Invited Speaker ? a topical presentation to explore any of the six focal areas identified in the PCA National Framework for Progress: collaborative conservation; education; restoration; research and development; sustainability; and information sharing >Native Plants Roundtable - all participants are encouraged to share information on national native plant events and activities ? This meeting is brought to you by the Plant Conservation Alliance Speaker Organizing Team ? 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Molly, Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ years ago and still using them. We have not collected any other species except WY and Black sagebrush. If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon stocking over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into the motor and burn it up... Wendy Velman Botany Program Lead Plant Conservation & Restoration Program (PCRP) and Pollinators Montana/Dakotas State Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Office: 406-896-5032 Fax: 406-896-5293 e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own. 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URL: From ebo at sandien.com Tue Nov 12 17:51:38 2024 From: ebo at sandien.com (EBo) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:51:38 -0500 Subject: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered vacuum (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone in the DC area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering project, let me know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. EBo -- On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: > Hi Molly, > > Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and > take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. > Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ years > ago and still using them. We have not collected any other species > except WY and Black sagebrush. > > If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon stocking > over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into the motor > and burn it up... > > > > Wendy Velman > Botany Program Lead > Plant Conservation & Restoration Program > (PCRP) and Pollinators > Montana/Dakotas State Office > 5001 Southgate Drive > Billings, MT 59101 > Office: 406-896-5032 > Fax: 406-896-5293 > e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov > > We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a > cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and > our own. Diane Ackerman > > > ________________________________ > From: SOS on behalf of > Boyter, Molly J > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM > To: Seeds Of Success > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? > > > > > This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before > clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. > > > > Hello collectors, > > I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that could > be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we encountered a few > plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might work well for. Please > share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! > > Thanks, > Molly Boyter > Botanist > BLM - Wenatchee Field Office > 915 Walla Walla Ave > Wenatchee, WA 98801 > Office: 509-665-2137 > Fax: 509-665-2121 > mboyter at blm.gov > > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/sos_lists.plantconservation.org From Jonathan_Chase at nps.gov Wed Nov 13 07:27:26 2024 From: Jonathan_Chase at nps.gov (Chase, Jonathan B) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:27:26 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Team, I recently wanted to remove seeds from a patch of invasive thistle (Cirsium arvense) and bought a portable and rechargeable handheld vacuum that did a great job of removing these seeds from the ground without sucking up everything else around it and I wonder if this might have some application for you, albeit above the ground, but perhaps not depending on the situation. Here is the model I used (and of course we are not allowed to expressly endorse any brand but this one did do the job for which it was intended). [cid:0243b408-2b23-4ee4-8d7d-1eda76787473] Thanks Jonathan Jonathan B. Chase Remote Worker on Eastern Standard Time (Vegetation Biologist) NRSS/Biological Resources Division/ Landscape Restoration & Adaptation Branch Cell Phone: 443-783-7725 ______________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Chase (he/him), Vegetation Biologist National Park Service Region 3: DEN Washington Support Office (443) 783-7725, jonathan_chase at nps.gov ?The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.? -Charles Darwin ________________________________ From: SOS on behalf of EBo Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 18:51 To: Velman, Wendy M Cc: Seeds Of Success Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered vacuum (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone in the DC area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering project, let me know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. EBo -- On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: > Hi Molly, > > Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and > take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. > Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ years > ago and still using them. We have not collected any other species > except WY and Black sagebrush. > > If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon stocking > over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into the motor > and burn it up... > > > > Wendy Velman > Botany Program Lead > Plant Conservation & Restoration Program > (PCRP) and Pollinators > Montana/Dakotas State Office > 5001 Southgate Drive > Billings, MT 59101 > Office: 406-896-5032 > Fax: 406-896-5293 > e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov > > We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a > cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and > our own. Diane Ackerman > > > ________________________________ > From: SOS on behalf of > Boyter, Molly J > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM > To: Seeds Of Success > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? > > > > > This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before > clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. > > > > Hello collectors, > > I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that could > be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we encountered a few > plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might work well for. Please > share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! > > Thanks, > Molly Boyter > Botanist > BLM - Wenatchee Field Office > 915 Walla Walla Ave > Wenatchee, WA 98801 > Office: 509-665-2137 > Fax: 509-665-2121 > mboyter at blm.gov > > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservation.org&data=05%7C02%7CJonathan_Chase%40nps.gov%7Caec38b7887424492388008dd03755668%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638670524681112311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5EVBHiHssK0E69hoSEGpC%2FA569gJez6G5pLOPQK8VmQ%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ SOS mailing list SOS at lists.plantconservation.org https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservation.org&data=05%7C02%7CJonathan_Chase%40nps.gov%7Caec38b7887424492388008dd03755668%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638670524681136225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oBmp3a68T4ZRv%2Bc%2B8OAWBTki8T23wIOeV8ZMSBQl9aU%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Diane Ackerman ________________________________ From: EBo Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:51 PM To: Velman, Wendy M Cc: Boyter, Molly J ; Seeds Of Success Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered vacuum (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone in the DC area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering project, let me know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. EBo -- On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: > Hi Molly, > > Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and > take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. > Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ years > ago and still using them. We have not collected any other species > except WY and Black sagebrush. > > If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon stocking > over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into the motor > and burn it up... > > > > Wendy Velman > Botany Program Lead > Plant Conservation & Restoration Program > (PCRP) and Pollinators > Montana/Dakotas State Office > 5001 Southgate Drive > Billings, MT 59101 > Office: 406-896-5032 > Fax: 406-896-5293 > e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov > > We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a > cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and > our own. Diane Ackerman > > > ________________________________ > From: SOS on behalf of > Boyter, Molly J > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM > To: Seeds Of Success > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? > > > > > This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before > clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. > > > > Hello collectors, > > I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that could > be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we encountered a few > plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might work well for. Please > share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! > > Thanks, > Molly Boyter > Botanist > BLM - Wenatchee Field Office > 915 Walla Walla Ave > Wenatchee, WA 98801 > Office: 509-665-2137 > Fax: 509-665-2121 > mboyter at blm.gov > > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservation.org&data=05%7C02%7Cwvelman%40blm.gov%7Cb347bf29cb7e4c09089808dd03751ee4%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638670523739973168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Qds8tpjtJ4FkuRXR%2FjcI%2BUTO81P1CztEiGuOYZ9SSYk%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ebo at sandien.com Wed Nov 13 11:09:36 2024 From: ebo at sandien.com (EBo) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:09:36 -0500 Subject: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <27cf18e6394e6e3ec290d752906d67ad@sandien.com> Interesting. Never thought of using this for collecting seeds, etc., that we want to throw away... I can als see making a comb attachment to add to the business end of a vacuum to collect seeds that I care about - the comb brushes the plants to knock the seeds off, and the vacuum suck them up into the bag. You can then empty out the bag, or just seal it and use the bag as your collection bag. BTW, in a previous job I was an instrumentation engineer for an Ag College. I see how we could set up a series of experiments to test out this as a collection method in the field. Let me know if people are interested... BTW, my wife also uses a vacuum to pull off leaf-footed bugs from the tomatoes in our organic home garden. This is a reasonably known organic way of removing pests from plants, but my wife independently came up with it in a fit of frustration with dealing with a particular obnoxious invasion... EBo -- On Nov 13 2024 8:27 AM, Chase, Jonathan B wrote: > Hello Team, > I recently wanted to remove seeds from a patch of invasive thistle > (Cirsium arvense) and bought a portable and rechargeable handheld > vacuum that did a great job of removing these seeds from the ground > without sucking up everything else around it and I wonder if this might > have some application for you, albeit above the ground, but perhaps not > depending on the situation. Here is the model I used (and of course we > are not allowed to expressly endorse any brand but this one did do the > job for which it was intended). > [cid:0243b408-2b23-4ee4-8d7d-1eda76787473] > Thanks > Jonathan > Jonathan B. Chase > Remote Worker on Eastern Standard Time > (Vegetation Biologist) NRSS/Biological Resources Division/ Landscape > Restoration & Adaptation Branch > Cell Phone: 443-783-7725 > > ______________________________________________________ > Jonathan B. Chase (he/him), Vegetation Biologist > National Park Service Region 3: DEN > Washington Support Office > (443) 783-7725, jonathan_chase at nps.gov > > ?The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.? > -Charles Darwin > > ________________________________ > From: SOS on behalf of EBo > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 18:51 > To: Velman, Wendy M > Cc: Seeds Of Success > Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? > > You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered vacuum > (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone in the > DC > area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering project, let me > know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. > > EBo -- > > On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: >> Hi Molly, >> >> Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and >> take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. >> Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ >> years >> ago and still using them. We have not collected any other species >> except WY and Black sagebrush. >> >> If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon stocking >> over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into the motor >> and burn it up... >> >> >> >> Wendy Velman >> Botany Program Lead >> Plant Conservation & Restoration Program >> (PCRP) and Pollinators >> Montana/Dakotas State Office >> 5001 Southgate Drive >> Billings, MT 59101 >> Office: 406-896-5032 >> Fax: 406-896-5293 >> e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov >> >> We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a >> cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health >> and >> our own. Diane Ackerman >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: SOS on behalf of >> Boyter, Molly J >> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM >> To: Seeds Of Success >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? >> >> >> >> >> This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before >> clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. >> >> >> >> Hello collectors, >> >> I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that >> could >> be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we encountered a few >> plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might work well for. >> Please >> share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! >> >> Thanks, >> Molly Boyter >> Botanist >> BLM - Wenatchee Field Office >> 915 Walla Walla Ave >> Wenatchee, WA 98801 >> Office: 509-665-2137 >> Fax: 509-665-2121 >> mboyter at blm.gov >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SOS mailing list >> SOS at lists.plantconservation.org >> https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservation.org&data=05%7C02%7CJonathan_Chase%40nps.gov%7Caec38b7887424492388008dd03755668%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638670524681112311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5EVBHiHssK0E69hoSEGpC%2FA569gJez6G5pLOPQK8VmQ%3D&reserved=0 > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservation.org&data=05%7C02%7CJonathan_Chase%40nps.gov%7Caec38b7887424492388008dd03755668%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638670524681136225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oBmp3a68T4ZRv%2Bc%2B8OAWBTki8T23wIOeV8ZMSBQl9aU%3D&reserved=0 From ksnyder at blm.gov Wed Nov 13 11:13:53 2024 From: ksnyder at blm.gov (Snyder, Kristine (Kristy)) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:13:53 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] AGOL Down Message-ID: Good morning everyone, ArcGIS online (AGOL) login is currently down and may ask you to create another new account. I am in contact with their IT support and it seems to be all ArcGIS online servers are intermittently down. Please keep an eye on your email and I will send out further instructions when everything comes back online. >From ESRI: "The ArcGIS.com system will be undergoing maintenance on November 12th, 2024 between the times of 5pm and midnight Pacific Time. While we don't anticipate any significant downtime, you may experience some minimal disruption during this maintenance period." "[06:11 PST] * We're experiencing some infrastructure related issues that have caused some intermittent timeouts across various arcgis.com sites and services. The issue has stabilized and we are seeing some recovery but are continuing to investigate. * [05:16 PST] We are experiencing some timeouts on some of our arcgis.com sites. We are investigating the issue." Thank you all for your patience! Kristy Kristy (Kristine) Snyder (she/her/hers) GIS Analyst- Plant Conservation & Restoration Program Bureau of Land Management - Contractor PCRP Story Maps National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From todd.steinlage at alaska.gov Wed Nov 13 11:40:55 2024 From: todd.steinlage at alaska.gov (Steinlage, Todd A (DNR)) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:40:55 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? In-Reply-To: <27cf18e6394e6e3ec290d752906d67ad@sandien.com> References: <27cf18e6394e6e3ec290d752906d67ad@sandien.com> Message-ID: Maybe something like a modified blueberry rake? That might be a little bulky, but maybe worth a look. Todd -----Original Message----- From: SOS On Behalf Of EBo Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:10 AM To: Chase, Jonathan B Cc: Seeds Of Success Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? [Some people who received this message don't often get email from ebo at sandien.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Interesting. Never thought of using this for collecting seeds, etc., that we want to throw away... I can als see making a comb attachment to add to the business end of a vacuum to collect seeds that I care about - the comb brushes the plants to knock the seeds off, and the vacuum suck them up into the bag. You can then empty out the bag, or just seal it and use the bag as your collection bag. BTW, in a previous job I was an instrumentation engineer for an Ag College. I see how we could set up a series of experiments to test out this as a collection method in the field. Let me know if people are interested... BTW, my wife also uses a vacuum to pull off leaf-footed bugs from the tomatoes in our organic home garden. This is a reasonably known organic way of removing pests from plants, but my wife independently came up with it in a fit of frustration with dealing with a particular obnoxious invasion... EBo -- On Nov 13 2024 8:27 AM, Chase, Jonathan B wrote: > Hello Team, > I recently wanted to remove seeds from a patch of invasive thistle > (Cirsium arvense) and bought a portable and rechargeable handheld > vacuum that did a great job of removing these seeds from the ground > without sucking up everything else around it and I wonder if this > might have some application for you, albeit above the ground, but > perhaps not depending on the situation. Here is the model I used (and > of course we are not allowed to expressly endorse any brand but this > one did do the job for which it was intended). > [cid:0243b408-2b23-4ee4-8d7d-1eda76787473] > Thanks > Jonathan > Jonathan B. Chase > Remote Worker on Eastern Standard Time (Vegetation Biologist) > NRSS/Biological Resources Division/ Landscape Restoration & Adaptation > Branch Cell Phone: 443-783-7725 > > ______________________________________________________ > Jonathan B. Chase (he/him), Vegetation Biologist National Park Service > Region 3: DEN Washington Support Office > (443) 783-7725, jonathan_chase at nps.gov > > "The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." > -Charles Darwin > > ________________________________ > From: SOS on behalf of EBo > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 18:51 > To: Velman, Wendy M > Cc: Seeds Of Success > Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? > > You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered > vacuum (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone > in the DC area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering > project, let me know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. > > EBo -- > > On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: >> Hi Molly, >> >> Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and >> take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. >> Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ >> years ago and still using them. We have not collected any other >> species except WY and Black sagebrush. >> >> If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon >> stocking over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into >> the motor and burn it up... >> >> >> >> Wendy Velman >> Botany Program Lead >> Plant Conservation & Restoration Program >> (PCRP) and Pollinators >> Montana/Dakotas State Office >> 5001 Southgate Drive >> Billings, MT 59101 >> Office: 406-896-5032 >> Fax: 406-896-5293 >> e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov >> >> We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a >> cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health >> and our own. Diane Ackerman >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: SOS on behalf of >> Boyter, Molly J >> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM >> To: Seeds Of Success >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? >> >> >> >> >> This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution >> before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. >> >> >> >> Hello collectors, >> >> I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that >> could be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we >> encountered a few plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might >> work well for. >> Please >> share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! >> >> Thanks, >> Molly Boyter >> Botanist >> BLM - Wenatchee Field Office >> 915 Walla Walla Ave >> Wenatchee, WA 98801 >> Office: 509-665-2137 >> Fax: 509-665-2121 >> mboyter at blm.gov >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SOS mailing list >> SOS at lists.plantconservation.org >> http://list/ >> s.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconserv >> ation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964dec4e >> 80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C63867 >> 1154411474518%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiI >> wLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000 >> %7C%7C%7C&sdata=WTUrKiclhTiyJEFye3bI9ZL79CpjfQyoGC7oNHhdoas%3D&reserv >> ed=0> Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantco >> nservation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964 >> dec4e80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C >> 638671154411495364%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIl >> YiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C >> 60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Zat6V9XKxo%2BXEJcqZs47kCN5jRuiQ2Yt2bdrTQqhR9I%3D >> &reserved=0> > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > http://lists/ > .plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservat > ion.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964dec4e80e > d9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C638671154 > 411507715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAu > MDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C > %7C&sdata=IuaYngLUb%2F2HL%2FrI%2F7J%2Fm2xzQ1jBbBJ%2FAfqDnK21kww%3D&res > erved=0 %2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantc > onservation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964 > dec4e80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C6 > 38671154411519380%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYi > OiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C600 > 00%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r0fumvMdDfuRi2J0tD%2B97wXvJ%2BXsiEITNb2xa0ARk7Y%3D&r > eserved=0> _______________________________________________ SOS mailing list SOS at lists.plantconservation.org http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/sos_lists.plantconservation.org From ebo at sandien.com Wed Nov 13 11:52:56 2024 From: ebo at sandien.com (EBo) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:52:56 -0500 Subject: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? In-Reply-To: References: <27cf18e6394e6e3ec290d752906d67ad@sandien.com> Message-ID: Exactly the direction I was thinking, but it should be easy to make it a lot lighter depending on the seeds collected. As a note, when I interjected those comments into the discussion I was thinking of my Joe Pye Weed, and other native seeds, so a blueberry rake type head would be overkill, but there might bee seeds that might require something more substantial (Magnolia virginiana maybe). On Nov 13 2024 12:40 PM, Steinlage, Todd A (DNR) wrote: > Maybe something like a modified blueberry rake? That might be a little > bulky, but maybe worth a look. > > Todd > > -----Original Message----- > From: SOS On Behalf Of EBo > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:10 AM > To: Chase, Jonathan B > Cc: Seeds Of Success > Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? > > [Some people who received this message don't often get email from > ebo at sandien.com. Learn why this is important at > https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail > system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the > sender and know the content is safe. > > Interesting. Never thought of using this for collecting seeds, etc., > that we want to throw away... > > I can als see making a comb attachment to add to the business end of a > vacuum to collect seeds that I care about - the comb brushes the plants > to knock the seeds off, and the vacuum suck them up into the bag. You > can then empty out the bag, or just seal it and use the bag as your > collection bag. BTW, in a previous job I was an instrumentation > engineer for an Ag College. I see how we could set up a series of > experiments to test out this as a collection method in the field. Let > me know if people are interested... > > BTW, my wife also uses a vacuum to pull off leaf-footed bugs from the > tomatoes in our organic home garden. This is a reasonably known > organic way of removing pests from plants, but my wife independently > came up with it in a fit of frustration with dealing with a particular > obnoxious invasion... > > EBo -- > > On Nov 13 2024 8:27 AM, Chase, Jonathan B wrote: >> Hello Team, >> I recently wanted to remove seeds from a patch of invasive thistle >> (Cirsium arvense) and bought a portable and rechargeable handheld >> vacuum that did a great job of removing these seeds from the ground >> without sucking up everything else around it and I wonder if this >> might have some application for you, albeit above the ground, but >> perhaps not depending on the situation. Here is the model I used (and >> of course we are not allowed to expressly endorse any brand but this >> one did do the job for which it was intended). >> [cid:0243b408-2b23-4ee4-8d7d-1eda76787473] >> Thanks >> Jonathan >> Jonathan B. Chase >> Remote Worker on Eastern Standard Time (Vegetation Biologist) >> NRSS/Biological Resources Division/ Landscape Restoration & Adaptation >> Branch Cell Phone: 443-783-7725 >> >> ______________________________________________________ >> Jonathan B. Chase (he/him), Vegetation Biologist National Park Service >> Region 3: DEN Washington Support Office >> (443) 783-7725, jonathan_chase at nps.gov >> >> "The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of >> man." >> -Charles Darwin >> >> ________________________________ >> From: SOS on behalf of EBo >> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 18:51 >> To: Velman, Wendy M >> Cc: Seeds Of Success >> Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation? >> >> You got me to thinking... I wonder if a portable battery powered >> vacuum (with appropriate screen in the intake) would work. If anyone >> in the DC area wants to play with this as a DIY type engineering >> project, let me know. Maybe we can compare it to a few other methods. >> >> EBo -- >> >> On Nov 12 2024 5:59 PM, Velman, Wendy M wrote: >>> Hi Molly, >>> >>> Here in MT we purchased leaf blowers that can reverse the motors and >>> take out the chopper blades. Works amazing for sagebrush collection. >>> Not soliciting for them but we bought Stihl leaf blowers about 5+ >>> years ago and still using them. We have not collected any other >>> species except WY and Black sagebrush. >>> >>> If you do use a vacuum, make sure to put something like nylon >>> stocking over the intake filter, otherwise you might suck things into >>> the motor and burn it up... >>> >>> >>> >>> Wendy Velman >>> Botany Program Lead >>> Plant Conservation & Restoration Program >>> (PCRP) and Pollinators >>> Montana/Dakotas State Office >>> 5001 Southgate Drive >>> Billings, MT 59101 >>> Office: 406-896-5032 >>> Fax: 406-896-5293 >>> e-mail: wvelman at blm.gov >>> >>> We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a >>> cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health >>> and our own. Diane Ackerman >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: SOS on behalf of >>> Boyter, Molly J >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 2:39 PM >>> To: Seeds Of Success >>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [SOS-PCA] Vacuum recommendation? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution >>> before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello collectors, >>> >>> I am looking for recommendations for a small portable vacuum that >>> could be used to collect small aster seeds. This season we >>> encountered a few plants such as Stephanomeria that vacuuming might >>> work well for. >>> Please >>> share your pros and cons of any vacuum models if you can! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Molly Boyter >>> Botanist >>> BLM - Wenatchee Field Office >>> 915 Walla Walla Ave >>> Wenatchee, WA 98801 >>> Office: 509-665-2137 >>> Fax: 509-665-2121 >>> mboyter at blm.gov >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SOS mailing list >>> SOS at lists.plantconservation.org >>> http://list/ >>> s.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconserv >>> ation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964dec4e >>> 80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C63867 >>> 1154411474518%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiI >>> wLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000 >>> %7C%7C%7C&sdata=WTUrKiclhTiyJEFye3bI9ZL79CpjfQyoGC7oNHhdoas%3D&reserv >>> ed=0>> Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantco >>> nservation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964 >>> dec4e80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C >>> 638671154411495364%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIl >>> YiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C >>> 60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Zat6V9XKxo%2BXEJcqZs47kCN5jRuiQ2Yt2bdrTQqhR9I%3D >>> &reserved=0> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SOS mailing list >> SOS at lists.plantconservation.org >> http://lists/ >> .plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantconservat >> ion.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964dec4e80e >> d9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C638671154 >> 411507715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAu >> MDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C >> %7C&sdata=IuaYngLUb%2F2HL%2FrI%2F7J%2Fm2xzQ1jBbBJ%2FAfqDnK21kww%3D&res >> erved=0> %2Flists.plantconservation.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fsos_lists.plantc >> onservation.org&data=05%7C02%7Ctodd.steinlage%40alaska.gov%7C8f48d3964 >> dec4e80ed9d08dd0407a224%7C20030bf67ad942f7927359ea83fcfa38%7C0%7C0%7C6 >> 38671154411519380%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYi >> OiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C600 >> 00%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r0fumvMdDfuRi2J0tD%2B97wXvJ%2BXsiEITNb2xa0ARk7Y%3D&r >> eserved=0> > > > _______________________________________________ > SOS mailing list > SOS at lists.plantconservation.org > http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/sos_lists.plantconservation.org From ksnyder at blm.gov Thu Nov 14 10:02:48 2024 From: ksnyder at blm.gov (Snyder, Kristine (Kristy)) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:02:48 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] AGOL back up Message-ID: Good morning everyone, ArcGIS online (AGOL) login is back up and running! If you have a new username, please send it to me in an email (ksnyder at blm.gov). I will submit two large IT tickets today, one at 10am MT and one at 4pm MT. Thank you all for your patience! Kristy Kristy (Kristine) Snyder (she/her/hers) GIS Analyst- Plant Conservation & Restoration Program Bureau of Land Management - Contractor PCRP Story Maps National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the seeds, Sarah Sarah Hill she/her Seeds of Success National Curator Bureau of Land Management - contractor Currently working from home - contact me for my cell # Seeds of Success National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance Subscribe to the PCA and SOS listservs Why I list my pronouns I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people, as well as other indigenous tribes who traveled through the area known as Idaho who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SOS Technical Protocol Fall 2024.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1089239 bytes Desc: SOS Technical Protocol Fall 2024.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SOS-Guide-to-Shipping-SOS-Materials Fall 2024.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 465919 bytes Desc: SOS-Guide-to-Shipping-SOS-Materials Fall 2024.pdf URL: From sehill at blm.gov Mon Nov 18 11:49:45 2024 From: sehill at blm.gov (Hill, Sarah E) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:49:45 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] Smithsonian Voucher Shipping Freeze Nov 20th - Jan 6th Message-ID: Hello everyone, A quick reminder that if you have herbarium vouchers to send to the Smithsonian, this week is your last chance to do so until after the new year. As mentioned on the November collector call and in the November call notes, the folks at the U.S. National Herbarium (the Smithsonian) have asked us to not send anything from Nov 20th through Jan 6th since their staffing is low through the holidays, and they don't want any deliveries to get misplaced. If you can?t send them before Nov 20th and your team is going to be done, make sure you arrange for someone else to send the vouchers after January 6th. For guidance on shipping materials to the Smithsonian, review ?Guide to Herbarium Specimens for SOS? on the SOS website, www.blm.gov/sos , https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-10/Guide%20to%20Herbarium%20Specimens%20for%20SOS.pdf Let me know if you have any questions! For the seeds, Sarah Sarah Hill she/her Seeds of Success National Curator Bureau of Land Management - contractor Currently working from home - contact me for my cell # Seeds of Success National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance Subscribe to the PCA and SOS listservs Why I list my pronouns I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people, as well as other indigenous tribes who traveled through the area known as Idaho who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sehill at blm.gov Fri Nov 22 14:19:35 2024 From: sehill at blm.gov (Hill, Sarah E) Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:19:35 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] No seed SOS Shipping Thanksgiving week Message-ID: Hello everyone, A quick heads up that you should not send any seeds to any of our cleaning or storage facility partners next week - many folks at our partner facilities have low/no staffing due to the holidays and thus can't grantee your seeds will be received properly. You can resume shipping seeds the first week of December. For the seeds, Sarah Sarah Hill she/her Seeds of Success National Curator Bureau of Land Management - contractor Currently working from home - contact me for my cell # Seeds of Success National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance Subscribe to the PCA and SOS listservs Why I list my pronouns I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Nuwe/Nume (Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock) people, as well as other indigenous tribes who traveled through the area known as Idaho who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: