The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Oregon has
received some damage from the recent flooding.  Luckilym, they built the
interpretive center structure just above
the 100 year flood mark.  Unfortunately, the recent flooding exceeded this
mark by about 18-24 inches.  The collections are safe, as are the gift shop
merchandise.

The museum staff has asked me to ask people on Museum-L about their
experiences in dealing with flood recovery at a museum.  What are peoples'
experiences with estimating (and over or underestimating) damage and repair
time?  What have people found about landscape recovery?  What about
biological things that float in flood waters and sit in a structure for awhile?

What might be issues that are overlooked during the recovery period that
should be planned?

What has been the lag period between event and attendance recovery (assuming
a crisis communications plan is in place and the word gets out tha the
center is still open)

Any feedback would be most appreciated.

Mike Teskey
CommunityFirst! Partners
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