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Road No. 83 on Mount St. Helens repaired after slide

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… Read story

A geophysicist’s work is never done: Is Mount St. Helens changing shape?

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… Read story

Mount St. Helens 40th anniversary

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.

Read The Columbian's story from May 19, 1980St. Helens spews death, destruction

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The pumice plain between Mount St. Pumice from Mount St. Helens sheds light on eruption
New research on the cataclysmic 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption describes how and when the blast may have changed its shape and speed…
An aerial view of Mount St. Photographer’s parting shots of Mount St. Helens live on
They're brand new images of a Northwest icon that disappeared more than 33 years ago -- the conical summit of Mount St. Helens.
Widowed three years earlier and living in a well-worn lodge overrun with cats, Harry Truman lived out his days in St. The old man and the mountain
If a screenwriter had written a character like Harry Truman into the script of a volcano movie, it would have been scorned as a contrived…
The victims of Mount St. Helens
These are the 57 people who lost their lives in the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Mount St. Helens Institute sees new leaders

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

Mount St. Helens Visitor Center to close this winter for exhibit renovations

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

On May 14, 2023, debris cascaded 2,000 feet above State Highway 504, burying the roadway with rock, mud, ice and water, leaving behind catastrophic damage to the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge. The highway, also known as Spirit Lake Highway, leads visitors to the Johnston Ridge Observatory in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Johnston Ridge Observatory and Spirit Lake Highway are slated to reopen in spring of 2027video icon

On May 14, 2023, debris cascaded 2,000 feet above State Highway 504, burying the roadway with rock, mud, ice and water, leaving behind catastrophic damage to the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge. The highway, also known as Spirit Lake Highway, leads visitors to the Johnston Ridge Observatory in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

August 7, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

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

The scenic boardwalk at the foot of Coldwater Lake.

Summer on the Mountain: Mount St. Helens pinnacle of recreation, science and learning

The scenic boardwalk at the foot of Coldwater Lake.

May 18, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

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

The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens generated worldwide media coverage. But how would it be covered in the internet era?

From the Newsroom: How we’d cover the Mount St. Helens eruption today

The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens generated worldwide media coverage. But how would it be covered in the internet era?

May 18, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Read story

Even though you can't drive to Johnston Ridge Observatory this summer because a landslide has blocked the road, there's still plenty of other attractions at Mount St. Helens.

Could a WA volcano erupt again in our lifetime? What would happen and how you can prepare

Even though you can't drive to Johnston Ridge Observatory this summer because a landslide has blocked the road, there's still plenty of other attractions at Mount St. Helens.

May 18, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

The most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history happened less than half a century ago in Washington. Read story

Ray Yurkewycz, Mount St. Helens Institute executive director, talks about improvements coming to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Science and Learning Center at Coldwater while walking on the Hummocks Trail.

Mount St. Helens Institute executive director steps down after more than a decade

Ray Yurkewycz, Mount St. Helens Institute executive director, talks about improvements coming to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Science and Learning Center at Coldwater while walking on the Hummocks Trail.

May 15, 2024, 7:48am Clark County News

After 13 years, Amboy-based Mount St. Helens Institute has a new director. Read story

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Washougal man killed on Mount St. Helens while summiting the peak

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April 1, 2024, 3:02pm Clark County News

A Washougal man was killed early Saturday morning on Mount St. Helens when the snow underneath him collapsed and he fell into the crater, causing an avalanche. Read story