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We had our annual meeting; have received paperwork to have our 501c3 IRS Tax status restored; conducted our first field trip of the year; then an unfortunate natural incident has caused damage to the building which houses the PROCTOR MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE.

A large water oak tree in the back yard of the building housing the PMNS was blown down by the strong storm winds on April 10, 2004.

The good news is that with this huge tree (about a 15" to 17" diameter at the base) blowing down squarely across the entire building, from back to front, there was only one small puncture of the roof of about a foot diameter. Shingles have been placed over this to prevent rain damage until the roof can be repaired, including replacing some of the wood.

Here are a few pictures showing the tree down before Terry Proctor, Joel Vinluan and Jay Vinluan sawed much of it up on Sunday, April 11, 2004, and cleared the brush out for the Houston Heavy trash pickup. Terry had to purchase a new 16" Echo chain saw as someone broke into his storage building and stole four chain saws, all of his Paleo digging tools, back packs and a lot of other things, a couple of months back.

Front of PMNS from Louisville Road Tree on building	Front of PMNS from Louisville Road Tree on building	Front of PMNS from Louisville Road Tree on building	Tree laying over the front of PMNS building
Large Water Oak tree leaning from ground up over the roof of the PMNS	Large Water Oak tree leaning from ground up onto the roof of the PMNS	Large Water Oak tree leaning from ground up onto the roof of the PMNS	Base of the large Water Oak showing how it pulled out of the ground when it fell
Large Water Oak tree leaning from ground up onto the roof of the PMNS	Large Water Oak tree leaning from ground up onto the roof of the PMNS	PMNS from the East side of the front yard showing tree laying on the building	This shows the hole in the roof made by one of the large branches which punctured the roof
This shows the hole in the roof made by one of the large branches which punctured the roof	Shows the large branches which extended out over the garage area when the Water Oak fell	Jay Vinluan on roof and Joel Vinluan on ladder as they helped clear away the tree	Jay Vinluan on roof and Joel Vinluan on ladder as they helped clear away the tree