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Camas High welcomes ‘moon tree’ to campus

Douglas fir sapling came from one of 1,000 seeds flown around moon

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Marshall, along with Clark Public Utilities restoration technician Shane Carter, left, and members of the Camas High School Green Team planted the “moon tree” outside Camas High School on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas High School is now home to a tree that has literally been to the moon and back.

On April 17, members of the Camas High Green Team facilitated the planting of a very special Douglas fir sapling on a grassy hill near the southwestern edge of campus.

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