Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension, reminds residents that MU Extension officers resources online designed to assist survivors with flood recovery issues.

The resources are research-based and designed to be of benefit to Missourians.

MU Extension Flood Resources

http://extension.missouri.edu/main/DisplayCategory.aspx?C=259

MP904, Resources for Your Flooded Home

https://extension2.missouri.edu/MP904

How-to-Install a Self-Help Tarp

http://extension.missouri.edu/cemp/documents/Self-Help_Instructions_for_Roof_Tarp_Installation.pdf

Rehabbing Flooded Houses: A Guide for Builders and Contractors

http://www.huduser.org/Publications/pdf/Rehab_FloodedHouses.pdf

Mold control resources

http://extension.missouri.edu/webster/mold-control.aspx

Understanding the Effects of Flooding on Trees

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/SUL1.pdf

Flooding Q & A (while not all of these questions are germane to spring-time flooding, there are several good bits of advice that apply to the current situation)

http://extension.missouri.edu/2015weather/documents/