From sehill at blm.gov Tue May 6 14:53:49 2025 From: sehill at blm.gov (Hill, Sarah E) Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 19:53:49 +0000 Subject: [SOS-PCA] May 2025 Collector Call Notes Message-ID: Howdy seed friends! Below are the notes from the May collector call this morning. Biggest reminder is that target species lists were due at the end of April, please send those in ASAP! If you have any SOS related needs or questions please reach out! * Sarah Hill ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Fourth SOS collector call of 2025! * National level SOS coordination calls ? First half of call is National Coordinating office announcements and updates, and an opportunity for SOS participants to ask questions about protocol, data collection process, or discuss other topics of interest. Second half of call is for agency specific breakout sessions with each agency coordinator. * Notes sent out after meeting via SOS email list, listerv, and posted in the geoplatform help docs 2025 presentation topics / speakers Gathering ideas for potential speakers or short presentations to share during collector calls. If you know of a good speaker or have an idea for a topic about SOS or seed collection, let us know! Collectors are welcome to recommend themselves as well. * https://forms.office.com/g/zs9Ra6pwJL Updated documents review * Website updated! * Blm.gov/sos short link still works * Long link to refresh any records or hyperlinks you have https://www.blm.gov/programs/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection/sos * SOS Technical Protocol - Newest version is up on the SOS website. * Whole document got a facelift to make it more user friendly * Biggest protocol change is voucher section * NEW! Confidentiality agreement * Everyone will have to sign it, if you have already registered for GPLAT you must sign it by the end of April or your access will be rescinded * https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=urWTBhhLe02TQfMvQApUlCsbS5DTHTRAtZ7pETAJmlBUMExETjc0SllCOEsxVFhNSDdWNjhBMEMxSi4u * Copy will be emailed to you and is also available as an appendix in the protocol 2025 Training & Onboarding * Registration form run through - https://forms.office.com/g/YsX0XSyTRC * Registration ensures that folks receive all the communication and support throughout the season * For GeoPlatform access, it is essential that ROB forms and emails are titled correctly * Only people requiring data editing and reviewing access should register for geoplatform access. If people only need to attend the monthly call and stay informed throughout the season, do not create a geoplatform account. * Training Registration form and dates - https://forms.office.com/g/PXwr0yGK3g * May 13-14 (virtual) * May 19-21 ? the 19-21 in person training now Hybrid, in person and virtual, so virtual participants can join! There are also still room and board scholarships, so participants only need to cover travel costs. * June 18-19 (virtual) Target species lists ? Due by end of April ? get them in ASAP if you have not already * Use new target species template on website * In chat and will be up on website soon * Be aware of raw weight limits for specific spp Geoplatform updates * Review the preseason process and gplat access * Access the preseason activity in the Preseason GeoPlatform group or in the Google Drive folder (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AJww-LBpVobofsbsJ9pORhMOkF_pTvUB?usp=drive_link ). * Folks using a BLM_EGIS account (BLM employees ONLY), must check their own permissions and if you do not have editing access, you will need to submit a BSS ticket for role elevation. I can submit tickets for GPLAT but I am not sure specific offices GIS sponsor so you will have to fill out the ticket with your correct information. * New remedy ticket system (BSS) has some glitches, so things taking longer then normal, expect about a week for GeoPlatform access. * Only one person has the power to elevate permissions now, get them in ASAP * Content search - if you are having trouble finding things in the content search bar, remove app filter so you can see other types of content. [cid:db1b09b6-d8ac-41da-80ff-f80ca0a31edf] * Office Hours every Thursday from 2-3pm MT until the end of May: * https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTY5MjhhMWUtYTE5MS00ZTQyLWI0YzItNzMzY2JhYzIxN2I2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22904b1b2b-1dd3-4034-b59e-e91130099a50%22%7d For the seeds, Sarah Sarah Hill Seeds of Success National Curator Bureau of Land Management - Contractor Seeds of Success National Seed Strategy Plant Conservation Alliance Subscribe to the PCA and SOS listservs 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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