Here is some information on local museums affected by Katrina. Not all are listed (Tulane for example). http://www.aam-us.org/aamlatest/news/HurricaneFirstReports.cfm -- Kevin S. Cummings Illinois Natural History Survey 607 E. Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820 [log in to unmask] http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk.html The Mussel Database Project http://clade.acnatsci.org/mussel/ Join the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Today! http://ellipse.inhs.uiuc.edu/fmcs/ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" HST: 1937-2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------