17. SHIPPING SEEDS TO THE USDA FOREST SERVICE BEND SEED EXTRACTORY IN BEND, OREGON

Multiple collections of a single species for restoration projects or native plant materials development by BLM employees or contractors and partners can be sent to the following address:

USDA USFS - Bend Seed Extractory
63095 Deschutes Market Road
Bend, OR  97701
(541) 383-5646
(541) 383-5498 Fax

Notify the Bend Seed Extractory that seeds will be shipped and always send the seeds overnight mail or with FedEx.  Include a copy of the completed field data forms documenting the collection with all shipments of seed to the Bend Seed Extractory; material will not be cleaned without this documentation.  Pack the seed in the same manner outlined in previous sections.  Senders are responsible for all shipping costs related to seed sent to the Bend Seed Extractory.

Field data forms and clearance formss (Appendix 5 ) need to be sent to the SOS National Coordinating Office, via fax or e-mail.  A herbarium voucher should be sent to the U.S. National Herbarium at the Smithsonian, along with a copy of the field data sheet (see Appendix 6 for the contact information).

The first 10,000 seeds of each collection are taken off the top from each collection and sent to the U.S. Forest Service Bend Seed Extractory for incorporation into the Seeds of Success National Collection. Using the SOS Clearance Form, collectors can request that the remaining material be returned or shipped to a native plant materials development cooperator. The SOS National Coordinating Office will review the request, and if approved, assign a clearance number and send it to the Bend Seed Extractory.

*Bend will not return material without a processing number assigned by the SOS National Coordinating Office and SOS Field Data Forms.

Annually, an inventory of collections at Bend larger than 10,000 seeds and not requested for return by the collector will be circulated in June to National Native Plant Materials Development Program partners. This annual distribution will be managed by the SOS National Coordinating Office. In order for distribution requests to be filled, an explanation of material usage needs to accompany every distribution request.

The Bend Seed Extractory is developing cleaning protocol for native seeds which will be put on the web.

Ideally, all SOS Partners would send their multiple collections of a single species to the Bend Seed Extractory.  However, this type of agreement has not yet been finalized with the Bend Seed Extractory.  BLM’s Washington Office is in discussions with Bend in regards to allowing SOS programwide shipments.