[SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation?

[EBo]

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<mailto: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
> 
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> 
> 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
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