A06_Attchmt12_Fungi_Field_Tag_Instr.pdf
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This file is Attachment 12 containing instructions for completing fungi field tags during surveying and collection activities for the Bureau of Land Management's FY25 Botany Surveys contract. The document outlines the specific fields that must be completed on field tags used to record critical specimen data, including taxon identification, collection date, collector information, collection number, location details (state, county, UTM coordinates), land owner information (federal agency and subunit), substrate characteristics, habitat description, and specimen notes (color, taste, odor, shape).
The instructions emphasize that field tags are designed to fit into collection boxes, with one tag required per collection, and serve to preserve essential data during field work. The document specifies that these tags are supplemental to site forms and not a substitute. It provides guidance on the collection numbering system, suggesting brief identifiers that include the collector's name/initials, year, and sequential numbers (e.g., "Eblin 4756" or "M.M2-12-98-a"). The instructions reference specific federal land management units like Siuslaw National Forest and Alsea Ranger District as examples of land owner information to be recorded.
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Attachment 12: Fungi Field Tag Instructions
Completing the field tag
Field tags are very useful while foraying or surveying. They are designed to fit into a collection box. Complete one per collection.
The tag’s main function is to ensure that critical data such as location, substrate, and color notes are not lost in the bustle of a field day.
The field tag is used in addition to the site form; it is not a substitute.
The following are the fields on the field tag with an explanation of the information asked for.
Taxon: Tentative identification of fungus
Date: Collection date
Collector: Collector of the specimen
Collection number: Collection identification number: (please be brief, like a license plate): if you don’t have a personal numbering system you could develop a system that includes your last name or initials, year and a number, i.e. Eblin 4756 or M.M2-12-98-a, etc.
State and County where collection made:
Land owner: Name of Federal agency and subunit: Siuslaw NF, Alsea RD, etc.
UTM coordinates of specimen (Datum NAD83)
Location: A geographical place name, road number; as specific as possible.
Substrate: Circle appropriate category. If necessary, gently excavate the base of the specimen to determine the substrate.
Habitat: Dominant trees, herbs, and shrubs and related notes.
Notes: Fresh specimen notes: color, taste, odor, shape, detail of habitat or substrate, or other site and specimen information. Use the back as necessary.
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