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Mount St. Helens

Cavers explore a cave near Mount St.

Dark, dirty and deep underground adventures in Gifford Pinchot’s caves

Cavers explore a cave near Mount St.

January 28, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

Learn what it's like to crawl into Wolff’s Pit, a hole the ground that's a little wider than a kitchen trash can, and then explore one of the hundreds of cave systems hidden in the Gifford Pinchot Forest. Read story

Mike Cairns, left, and Sue Nystrom reunite at Mount St. Helens.

Tales of survival during Mount St. Helens eruption part of PBS series

Mike Cairns, left, and Sue Nystrom reunite at Mount St. Helens.

January 14, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

“I really did my utmost to kill myself.” Read story

A series of nine earthquakes originating near Mount St. Helens early Wednesday was felt throughout Clark County and as far away as Seattle, according to the U.S.

Cluster of earthquakes near Mount St. Helens felt throughout region

A series of nine earthquakes originating near Mount St. Helens early Wednesday was felt throughout Clark County and as far away as Seattle, according to the U.S.

January 3, 2018, 6:31am Clark County News

At least 16 earthquakes rumbled the landscape about 7.5 miles northeast of Mount St. Helens very early Wednesday morning. Read story

This single tunnel is the only outflow passage for Spirit Lake, and its failure could lead to a catastrophic breaching of a volcanic debris dam holding back the lake, according to a new report.

Report: Update volcano hazard plan

This single tunnel is the only outflow passage for Spirit Lake, and its failure could lead to a catastrophic breaching of a volcanic debris dam holding back the lake, according to a new report.

December 11, 2017, 8:31pm Clark County News

A report released Friday suggests that a wider array of choices should be considered for the long-term stability of Spirit Lake to ensure that it does not breach its volcanic debris dam and unleash catastrophic flooding along the Toutle, Cowlitz and Columbia rivers. Among the possibilities: constructing a second drainage… Read story

U.S. Forest Service workers clean up a trashed campsite on Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument late this summer. Forest Service officials say they saw an increase in litter this year. Courtesy U.S.

Garbage flowing on Mount St. Helens

U.S. Forest Service workers clean up a trashed campsite on Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument late this summer. Forest Service officials say they saw an increase in litter this year. Courtesy U.S.

December 4, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Keeping garbage off public lands and convincing campers to pick up after themselves are perennial struggles for land management agencies, but local officials with the U.S. Forest Service say they’re seeing more trash now than at any point in recent memory. Read story

Reid Blackburn

Vancouver residents featured in film about St. Helens blastvideo icon

Reid Blackburn

October 16, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

Fay Blackburn lost her husband, Reid Blackburn, on Mount St. Helens in 1980. Read story

Steve Hanson from the University of New Mexico sits next to one of 140 seismometers placed on Mount St. Helens to examine very subtle activity below the surface. (U.S.

Scientists listen in on volcano’s inner workings

Steve Hanson from the University of New Mexico sits next to one of 140 seismometers placed on Mount St. Helens to examine very subtle activity below the surface. (U.S.

September 14, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Scientists have been listening to Mount St. Helens for decades, and yet the rumbling volcano still holds many secrets about its subterranean activities. However, a recent experiment using a new generation of highly sensitive seismometers might reveal more about what’s happening beneath the surface. Read story

At a stop on the Hummocks Trail last month, Peter Frenzen, Forest Service scientist at Mount St. Helens, gives an overview of the rebirth of the volcano to a group of international geologists. Frenzen is retiring after 35 years as staff scientist at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Mount St. Helens guru retires

At a stop on the Hummocks Trail last month, Peter Frenzen, Forest Service scientist at Mount St. Helens, gives an overview of the rebirth of the volcano to a group of international geologists. Frenzen is retiring after 35 years as staff scientist at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

September 12, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Peter Frenzen has worked at Mount St. Helens for 35 years, yet he still lights up talking about the mountain. Read story

This photo taken in 2005 looks west from Forest Road 26 northeast of Spirit Lake toward Goat Mountain, the area where Ascot Resources Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., is seeking to drill exploratory holes to study the possibility of mining for minerals such as copper, gold and molybdenum. The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a draft decision to consent to the work on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest despite heavy opposition from environmental groups and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Exploratory mining permit for near Mount St. Helens advances

This photo taken in 2005 looks west from Forest Road 26 northeast of Spirit Lake toward Goat Mountain, the area where Ascot Resources Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., is seeking to drill exploratory holes to study the possibility of mining for minerals such as copper, gold and molybdenum. The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a draft decision to consent to the work on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest despite heavy opposition from environmental groups and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

August 23, 2017, 8:06pm Clark County News

Exploratory mining near Mount St. Helens is now one step closer to happening. Read story

At a stop on the Hummocks Trail, Peter Frenzen, Forest Service scientist at Mount St. Helens, gives an overview of the rebirth of the volcano to a group of international geologists.

1,100 scientists descend on Mount St. Helens for ‘field trip’

At a stop on the Hummocks Trail, Peter Frenzen, Forest Service scientist at Mount St. Helens, gives an overview of the rebirth of the volcano to a group of international geologists.

August 20, 2017, 6:56pm Clark County News

Normally, when more than a thousand scientists flock to a volcano, something horrible has just happened. But the hordes of researchers who swarmed to Mount St. Helens on Wednesday were just there to draw lessons from one of the world’s most famous volcanoes. Read story