The human-engineered tunnel that drains Spirit Lake on Mount St. Helens is buckling because of geological activity. If ignored, it could burst, sending millions of gallons of water cascading into ...

Funds are starting to flow, with more than $6 million in federal stimulus last year, plus a $163,000 grant to the Mount St. Helens Institute for an exhibit at the end of the Spirit Lake Memorial ...

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

as crews work to repair landslide damage on the Spirit Lake Highway that leads up the mountain. While Johnston Ridge remains ...

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026 due to road repairs on ...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...

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

Andy Goodwin recently stationed himself at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually ... Mount Rainier and Spirit Lake on the horizon. Smartphones and cameras are as ubiquitous as backpacks.

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists ...

Andy Goodwin stationed himself last Saturday at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually ... Mount Rainier and Spirit Lake on the horizon. Smartphones and cameras are as ubiquitous as backpacks.

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 ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours.