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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>You should contact the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)</p>
<p>Just google the name.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Scott Marsden PhD</p>
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<p>On 2018-09-13 18:30, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We have received some great information from Kasey Lee, Senior Conservator from the RBC Museum, on the questions below and are wondering if anyone else has suggestions or has been through something similar. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Hornby Island Natural History Centre (<a href="http://www.hornbynaturalhistory.com">www.hornbynaturalhistory.com</a>) is located in the Hornby Island Community School which had a devastating fire on Sat, Aug. 26th. The entrance and office areas were destroyed, and extensive damage was done to the library. Our collection was protected by a metal fire door and appeared intact. However, there is fine soot over everything and smoke damage. We will have to relocate the entire collection for the short term into two metal storage containers on site behind the school. We have already moved our taxidermy collection into a clean, dry, but unheated insulated container. No electrical power available yet.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Our first concern is preserving our taxidermy collection. We have 46 specimens, all local birds, except 3 mammals, a beaver, and 2 river otters. All the mounts were done in the past 15 years. So no arsenic except possibly in the two older donated specimens. The small forest birds are in a long glass case. The others are mounted on wood bases or hanging such as the trumpeter swan, the eagle, and some of the owls.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Please help by connecting us with people who may be able to answer some of our questions and / or a taxidermist with experience dealing with fire damage / restoration.</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1) How do we safely clean soot off the taxidermy collection?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2) Dealing with smoke damage: Is ozone treatment recommended or are there other processes? What are "hydroxyl radicals" which was recommended on one website?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3) Ideas for cleaning the diorama containing the small forest birds in a forest setting which is housed in a long glass case?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4) We may not be able to be back in the school for 18 months. Suggestions for best conditions needed for storage of the collection? In a container or not? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5) If we can leave them in the insulated storage container what are the ideal humidity levels and temperature?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Bone collection</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What is the best way to clean soot off our bone collection, ranging from large whale vertebrae to tiny delicate bird skulls?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fossil collection</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Are we correct in thinking that the fossils mainly ammonites, and baculites from Hornby from the Cretaceous period simply require wiping with a "smoke sponge"?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We would really appreciate any advice we can receive as soon as possible. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can be reached at <a href="mailto:hornby.naturalhistory@gmail.com">hornby.naturalhistory@gmail.com</a> </span></p>
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