MISSOULA, Mont. — More than three months later, it may be difficult to see the lingering effects of this summer’s Missoula windstorm at the University of Montana, but the university plans to file an insurance claim for more than $430,000 losses due to the storm.

“These include items (like) equipment that was broken as a result of the power outage, facilities that were impacted, chemicals and food that may have deteriorated as a result of the 48 power outages that we’ve had,” said Dave Kuntz, a UM spokesman. .

The biggest financial implication is the loss of resources between when the storm hits and when payments come in, Kuntz said, citing equipment or chemicals that need to be replaced on campus.

A second insurance claim UM will submit is for damage to the university’s natural side, such as the campus’s picturesque trees. The university’s insurance goes through the state’s shared insurance pool, Kuntz said.

“We understand that our insurance will cover trees that were planted here in the name of landscaping, but not trees that existed here naturally before the university existed,” Kuntz told NBC Montana.

The university lost dozens of trees, perhaps close to a hundred, Kuntz said.

The university learned a lot from this summer’s storm, he said, such as how janitors can best help during a major power outage and how the university is almost finished, combined heat and power plantwhich could power the campus during a future disruption.

“A big thank you to all the UM employees who helped resolve all the issues,” Kuntz said. “Whether it’s small-scale things like broken windows that need to be replaced or large-scale things like expensive research equipment that was damaged following a power outage. »