EDEN held a Flood Recovery Conference Call on Friday, June 27, 2008, inviting all interested EDEN delegates (especially those in the flood-affected Midwestern states).

This call was recorded and can now be downloaded. 

A few resources were discussed on the call. While listening, please use the following links as quick references:

• National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
  • NVOAD's National Manual on Long-Term Recovery
• First Steps to Flood Recovery (Purdue Extension)
• AidMatrix

Moisture Meters (information for purchasing):

• Protometer Mini C Wood Moisture Meter -- available from Forestry Suppliers and Professional Equipment
• Tramex Meter (nondestructive) -- available from Professional Equipment

On April 7, the eXtension Disaster Issues Community hosted its first chat session on flood recovery. During the session, participants posted their questions about drying out homes and other building structures; mold, mildew, what to keep, what to discard; state and federal resources for recovery; and other related items. Our disaster issues experts answered the questions via text chat. This session was sponsored by the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). A summary of the session follows. Go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p57654819/ to read the unedited transcript.

On hand to answer questions were Dr. Claudette Reichel, Dr. Kenneth Hellevang, Eric Evans, and Steve Cain .

The above notice was copied from the eXtension source page on October 4, 2009. Visit that page for an edited transcript of the dialogue.