Nature & Science - Resource Management; Science & Nature Highlights
Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Improvements
Learn more about our wildlife biologists work to improve habitat for the endangered Oregon Spotted Frog at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest by viewing this interactive story map.
Mount St. Helens
Forty years ago, on the morning of May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered the collapse of the summit and north flank of Mount St. Helens and formed the largest landslide in recorded history.
Gas rich magma and super-heated groundwater trapped inside the volcano were suddenly released in a powerful lateral blast. In less than three minutes, 230 square miles of forest lay flattened. More information & videos about Mount St Helens eruption.
Mount St. Helens Science Resources
U.S. Forest Service
- Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center at Coldwater Website: www.mshslc.org
- Pacific Northwest Research Station
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Cascades Volcano Observatory: Mount St. Helens information, photographs and video clips
- Map: Interactive Map of Monitoring Equipment and Seismic Activities on Mount St Helens
- Publication: Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future
- Publication: A Volcano Rekindled: The Renewed Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004-2006