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Compiled by the Curation Department Michael Dosmann – Curator of Living Collections Abby Hird – Putnam Fellow, 2008 - 2010 Sue Pfeiffer – Curatorial Fellow, 2008 - 2009 Kyle Port – Plant Records Manager / Curatorial Associate Kathryn Richardson – Curatorial Assistant Copyright © 2010. The President and Fellows of Harvard College i
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Overview 1 2. INVENTORY FIELD CHECK PROCESS 2.1. Timeline 4 2.2. Workflow 5 2.2.1. Step 1 - Notify Horticulturist 6 2.2.2. Step 2 - Gather Essential Materials and Tools 6 2.2.3. Step 3 - Preview and Quick Audit Plant Records and Maps 8 2.2.4. Step 4 - Conduct Fieldwork 8 2.2.5. Step 5 - Complete Office Tasks 14 2.2.6. Step 6 - Accomplish Follow-up Field and Office Tasks 16 2.2.7. Step 7 - Summarize Work with Horticulturists and Horticulture Managers 17 2.2.8. Step 8 - Archive Work and Proceed to the Next Zone, Region, or Map 17 3. CONSIDERATIONS 3.1. Safety and Assistance 18 4. RESOURCES 4.1. Recommended Reading 19 4.2. Tutorials, Guides and Manuals 19 5. APPENDICES A. Inventory Field Check Timeline and Regions of Curatorial Focus 22 B. Natural Disaster Response and Assessment 23 C. Staff Managing Landscape Zones 24 D. Landscape Management Zones 25 E. Staff Nextel Telephone and Direct Connect Numbers 26 F. Label Source Guide and Standards 27 G. Plant Care Request Form, Plant Health Monitoring Card, and Workflow 31 H. How to Enter and Process Label Requests Saved in BG-BASE v6.8 32 I. BG-BASE PLANTS Table, Field Checks and Observations Section: Field Options 36 J. Arnold Arboretum Medical Emergency Procedure 38 ii
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