PHOTOS: 50 trees, 50 memorials

Franklin County Technical School sophomores Michael Gagnon, left, and Chris Groth, center, help unload a tree brought over by sophomore Eli Guerin at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield on Thursday. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza

Franklin County Technical School sophomore Eli Guerin uses a tractor to lift trees to their designated holes at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield on Thursday. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza

Eight Franklin County Technical School sophomores in horticulture instructor Kurt Richardson’s class took to the Franklin County Fairgrounds to plant 50 trees of assorted varieties Thursday morning. The trees will memorialize lost loved ones as part of a fundraiser for the fairgrounds’ mudslide remediation project. Above, Richardson helps load trees. Top left, sophomores Michael Gagnon, left, and Chris Groth, center, help unload a tree brought over by sophomore Eli Guerin. Bottom left, trees are planted in the snow. Below, a tree is ready to go into one of 50 holes dug by the students. STAFF PHOTOS/JULIAN MENDOZA

Franklin County Technical School students dug enough holes to plant 50 trees at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield. The trees will memorialize lost loved ones as part of a fundraiser for the fairgrounds’ mudslide remediation project. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza

Franklin County Technical School horticulture instructor Kurt Richardson helps load trees at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield on Thursday. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza

Eight Franklin County Technical School sophomores in horticulture instructor Kurt Richardson’s class took to the Franklin County Fairgrounds to plant 50 trees of assorted varieties Thursday morning. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza

Franklin County Technical School horticulture instructor Kurt Richardson helps load trees at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield on Thursday. Staff Photo/Julian Mendoza