[SOS-PCA] [EXTERNAL] Vacuum recommendation?

[Velman, Wendy M]

We were using the 2-cycle gas powered model. Stihl SH-86 CE "Sagebursh Seed vacs", ordered back in 2016.



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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From: EBo <ebo at sandien.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:51 PM
To: Velman, Wendy M <wvelman at blm.gov>
Cc: Boyter, Molly J <mboyter at blm.gov>; Seeds Of Success <sos at lists.plantconservation.org>
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<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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