March 19, 2025, 6:08am Business
Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour into the… Read story
February 26, 2025, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Visitors to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest should expect fewer services as the second Trump administration lays off federal workers. Read story
On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and changing the way residents of the Northwest viewed the volcano in their midst. For the last 40 years, The Columbian has written about every aspect of the eruption — the people who died, including Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn, the survivors, the scientists, the tourists and the life that has slowly returned to the mountain. We have gathered our stories, along with reader recollections from over the years, here. The Longview Daily News also has a page dedicated to Mount St. Helens.
Pumice from Mount St. Helens sheds light on eruption
Photographer’s parting shots of Mount St. Helens live on
The old man and the mountain
The victims of Mount St. Helens
February 12, 2025, 1:01pm Clark County News
Rescuers saved a 67-year-old Ridgefield man from potentially fatal conditions Friday at Coldwater Lake, 7 miles northwest of Mount St. Helens. Read story
January 8, 2025, 1:03pm Clark County News
Mount St. Helens Institute recently announced that Abi Groskopf and Alyssa Hoyt began serving as co-executive directors Jan. 1. Read story
December 26, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has removed the slide on Road No. 83 on the south side of Mount St. Helens, fixing a wet crossing that was the bane of cross-country skiers and snowmobile riders last winter. Read story
September 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News
Hidden away in east Vancouver, in an unassuming red brick building nearly identical to dozens of other office buildings dotting the city’s landscape, Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown works to unlock the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes. Read story
September 13, 2024, 1:58pm Clark County News
The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center in Castle Rock will close from Sept. 30 to May 15 to undergo an update to its exhibits, according to a news release from Washington State Parks. Read story
August 7, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory is slated to reopen to the public in spring 2027, according to a recently re-released timeline detailing the phases of restoration work to state Highway 504, also known as Spirit Lake Highway. Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT — The fact that unpredictably moving rock has blocked the road to its prime visitor center says a lot about Mount St. Helens. Much of the landscape around this active volcano is literally new, making it one of the most uniquely beautiful and educational… Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Read story