Forms & Training Information for Seeds of Success

Seeds of Success offers training courses throughout the year. Join the e-mail discussion list in order to get the course announcements.

Along with the SOS Technical Protocol that should be followed by all collecting teams, the guidance documents below provide helpful information for collectors.

SOS Forms

• Field Data Form
• Seeds of Success Clearance Form (updated 26 Jul 2011)
• Seeds of Success Annual Report Template (doc)

General SOS Guidance

• Quick Guide to the SOS Protocol (pdf)
• Quick Guide to Shipping SOS Materials (pdf)
• SOS Data Form
  • SOS Data Dictionary (pdf)
• Example Data Form (pdf)
• Handling Fleshy Fruits (web)
• Shipping Collections for Common Garden Studies (web)
• Visual Guide to Shipping Seed Collections (web)
• Using Advanced Search in PLANTS to Find County Distribution Data (web)
• How to Request Seed
  • Clearance Form for BLM Collectors (doc)

Herbarium Specimen Guidance

• Basic Herbarium Voucher Preparation Techniques (pdf)
• How to Create an Herbarium Label (pdf)
• Herbarium Voucher Transmittal to the Smithsonian National Herbarium
  • BLM Collectors (doc)
  • Non-Federal Collectors (doc)

Maps

• Seeds of Success Collecting Teams with Federal Lands (pdf)
• Omernik Level III Ecoregions (pdf) - map & descriptions of ecoregions

BG-BASE Guidance

• Electronic Field Notes: Using the BG-BASE Pilot Laptops (pdf)
• How to Export your BG-BASE Data to Send to DC (pdf)
• How to Backup Your BG-BASE Data (pdf)

If you have a suggestion for additions to these materials, please contact Megan Haidet.