Ben Carson

Missoula urban foresters the last 10 months clearing debris left by a powerful storm that tore through the region last July.That storm and another in August destroyed thousands of trees in western Montana. Now, volunteers and grant dollars are helping fill in that lost canopy.

Contractors have been working six days per week since late November to clear Missoula's trees of dangerous loose branches. They're about a third of the way done, according to city officials.