Mt. St. Helens

Mount St. Helens is one of the most interesting areas, being studied today by scientists, this amazing volcano in the Cascade Mountain range of Washington state has given new insights into many areas of science including geology and ecology. Due to its close proximity Mt. St. Helens was a primary candidate to take an in-depth look at. Due to the large amount of information regarding the May 18, 1980 eruption of the mountain we have broken the Mount St. Helens area of the web site into the following areas:

History: This section gives an overview of the past eruptions of Mt. St. Helens in order to give a better understanding of the May 18, 1980 eruption and the eruptions which will occur in the future.

May 18, 1980 Eruption: This section takes an look at what happened just before, during and after the most recent eruption of Mount St. Helens

20 Years later: This section talkes about the recovery of Mt. St. Helens and takes a look at how the landscape around the mountain has changed, in the past twenty years.

Lessons learned: The lessons that the eruption has taught the scientific community.

Managed Forests: This area takes a look at managed forests around the Mt. St. Helens area, and how they are important to the environment and economy.

Fast Facts: Facts and numbers relating to the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens

Media Gallery: Here we have compiled an easy access to the wide variety of media features available on our web site including, photographs, sound and QuickTime panoramas, this is the place to see the destruction and rebirth of the mountain.