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40th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount St. Helens
on May 18, 1980
Enjoy Now From a Distance....
Make your Plans to Visit in 2021
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| Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake 2019 |
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Recalls 40 years Ago
USGS Volcanoes social media takes a look-back at what was happening at the volcano 40-years-ago-today. On May 18, 21 posts will keep you updated about what was unfolding during the May 18, 1980 eruption. Aftermath posts continue daily through May 31. #msh40
Learn From Home: USGS Youth & Education in Science's (YES) web page will be focusing on the 40th anniversary of the Mount. St. Helens eruption this week.
USGS Virtual Exhibit: This virtual exhibit commemorates the instrumental role USGS had in monitoring and responding to the eruption, the Bureau's ongoing volcanic research, historical documentation, and information on USGS events marking this geological phenomenon.
USGS Library: A virtual exhibit highlighting "40 Years Later: The Eruption of Mt St Helens and the USGS Response". The online guide will include an extensive photo display, before and after map collections, USGS publications and authors, and interview transcripts of USGS scientists who were part of the agency response. |
More Virtual Programming Online
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MSHInside Bingo brings the joy of Mount St. Helens and the surrounding wilderness to your home. Compete with your friends and family on this interactive bingo card. Form a complete line to score a bingo. Feeling ambitious? Go for every square!
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Creative Landscape is a month of weekly challenges to stretch your art form under creative confinements, engage with and inspire the wonder of Mount St. Helens through visual art, poetry, and prose.
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On May 18th only. This program features four northwest scientists who will present a review of Cascadia Region tectonics, volcanoes, volcanic hazards, and a summary of how the science and monitoring has evolved over the last 40 years. It will also include first person accounts of the buildup to the May 18, 1980 eruption as experienced by University of Washington seismologist Steve Malone.
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Join Washington State Parks as we bring Mount St. Helens to your homes! From 6:00pm-8:30pm on May 18th you can tune in for a special 40th Eruption Anniversary program, with an engaging line-up of offerings. The main event will showcase stories shared by folks who remember the pre-eruption days; with appearances from tree planters, recreationalists, a Geologist, and Spirit Lake summer camp councilors and attendees. Beyond this story-circle, folks can anticipate an Interpretive-Ranger led eruption talk, artist presentation, and follow-along volcano craft.
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Forty years ago, Mount St. Helens experienced a cataclysmic eruption. On May 18, 1980, the northern side of the volcano collapsed, triggering a forceful blast that raced across the landscape, an explosive eruption column that rose vertically in the air, pyroclastic flows that swept down the mountain, and a series of large mudflows that raced down river valleys toward the Columbia River.
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May 18th at 2pm on facebook as a Ranger will give a short talk about May 18th and its legacy followed by a Q&A session. Get those questions ready!
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At 11:30am, May 18, Brian Terbush, volcano coordinator for Washington Emergency Management, answers your questions
Mount. St. Helens.
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Each week on Tuesday at 11:00 AM PDT, we will post videos, activities and challenges for you to learn about the volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest.
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The White Pass Scenic Byway is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created for the purpose of public education and promotion of the byway's natural and cultural resources as well as enhancing the assets and resources located along the byway. Funded by Lewis County Lodging Tax.
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