MISSOULA — Students at Sentinel High School in Missoula spent two days this week getting their hands dirty for a good cause — planting 35 new trees to restore their campus after losing several in a July 2024 windstorm.

The back-to-back tree planting days were organized by Sentinel teacher Ezra Schearer, marking the first time the school has undertaken this initiative.

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"This is the first time we've ever done it. Like many in the community, we lost, I think seven trees in the windstorm in 2024," Schearer said.

The project aims to get students invested in their campus for years to come.

"The goal was always to have the kids plant the trees so they're invested in our campus, and 20 years from now they can drive by Sentinel High School and say, 'Hey, that's the t

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