Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

St Helens town centre celebrates Purple Flag reaccreditation Retention of the prestigious Purple Flag Award is being celebrated in St Helens ...

St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...

Six years post-experiment, there were 40,000 plants thriving on the gopher plots. The untouched land remained mostly barren.

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has demonstrated a long-term positive impact on the soil and plant life. Scientists ...

THE St Helens Santa Dash is returning this December, with registration now open. The festive family-friendly 4k fun run around the Green Flag award-winning Victoria Park will be held on Saturday, ...

Mount St. Helens emits steam in a 2005 photo ... Goodwin said he has been using bamboo wands with orange flags to mark the best guess for the rim edge during snow season and more recently ...

Andy Goodwin stationed himself last Saturday at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually spends several hours each week educating climbers about one of the Pacific Northwest’s most ...

On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a ...

Following several recent rim failures, two cornice breaks and the death of an experienced climber on Mount St. Helens, the U.S. Forest Service is asking climbers to stay away from the rim and ...

The Mount St. Helens summit – a few hours’ drive from ... Goodwin said he has been using bamboo wands with orange flags to mark the best guess for the rim edge during snow season and more ...