Administrative items
Movement approvals
Collection authorities
Radio transmission permits
Drivers licences
Firearm permits
Facilities for purchasing stores e.g. petrol, oil
Literature
Road, topographic and soil maps to cover the collection route
Itinerary
Literature on the genera and species to be collected
Collecting equipment
Stationery e.g. notebooks, recording forms, pens and pencils
Binoculars
Markers e.g. coloured plastic ribbon
Camera and accessories
Tree measuring instruments - diameter tape, height measuring instrument and length tape
Soil recordings - pH testing kit, soil charts
Compass
Altimeter
Hand lens
Large collecting sheets e.g. 4 × 4 m of heavy duty plastic or canvas
Small collecting sheets e.g. 2 × 2 m of calico or other finely woven cloth
Seed bags made of finely-woven cloth, various sizes e.g. 100×100 cm down to 10 × 20 cm for small seed samples, all with ties
Grain bags, large for despatching seed
Equipment for removing seed material - secateurs, long handle pruning saw, shears etc., ladders, chainsaw with fuel and accessories, bowsaw, flexible saw, throwing rope, axe, rifle with ammunition, rake etc.
Safety gear e.g. steel capped boots, leather gloves, safety helmet, safety belt
Weatherproof tags for labelling each seedlot. The markings must not become illegible when wet or abraded
Tags for botanical specimens e.g. white cardboard ‘jewellers’ tags
Plant presses for botanical specimens
Papers for drying specimens in the plant presses
Plastic bags
Specimen bottles with preservative fluid
Containers for soil samples
String
Cleaning equipment
Sieves e.g. 50cm diameter with screen apertures approx. 8 mm; various laboratory sieves with screen apertures between 3–8 mm, with bottom pan
Funnel and scoop
Other items
Medical supplies
Camping equipment
Vehicle equipment
Two-way radio
Protective clothing
