Explore a Landscape of Amazing Change and Discovery Over the past 29 years we’ve worked hard to manage the monument to protect unique features and allow natural processes to continue substantially unimpeded. Our mandate involves a balancing act between resource protection and providing access for ongoing research, education and recreation. The monument offers an exciting array of opportunities for people of all abilities. You can experience the changing landscape from one of our many viewpoints or explore more than 200 miles of trail ranging from barrier-free paved trails to more difficult day hikes and overnight backpacking trips. Our trail system has been carefully crafted to provide access to unique features while helping protect trailside areas so that they Hikers cross research area on the Pumice will continue to be carpeted with wildflowers and support an Plain. By staying on the trail, visitors can abundance of wildlife. observe nature’s fragile recovery and protect ongoing studies. - R. Hubner, Washington State Univ. Anglers can try their luck fishing for 16” rainbow trout in Coldwater Lake or brook trout in more than a dozen other lakes designated for fishing. Each fall sportsmen gather on the south and east sides of the volcano to hunt elk and deer in one of the nearby game management units. Visitors from near and far develop a deep affection and unbridled passion for Mount St. Helens. People come to view nature’s handiwork and learn about the amazing geologic forces and biological recovery processes that shape the land. Our challenge is to let nature take its course so that we and future generations can witness the power of nature and enjoy this special place.
Elk on the Pumice Plain - M. Byers Mount St. Helens
Roving Ranger Talk - P. Frenzen Fireweed along Road 99 - P. Frenzen
Climbers on the Crater Rim - J. Uyesugi
Fishing at Coldwater Lake - P. Dunlap EXPERIENCE Volunteers Repair the Boundary Trail - H. Heath Make-a-Quake Exhibit - P. Frenzen Mountain Biking - J. Lemonds
U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot National Forest Take Care of Your Pet and WELCOME to Mount St. Helens Help Protect the Monument To protect plant and animal life and provide for visitor safety, pets are prohibited at all recreation sites and trails his spring marks the 29th anniversary within the monument’s restricted area (see yellow shaded of the May 18, 1980 eruption. As section of map on page 7). Pets are permitted only in T th we move toward the 30 anniversary, designated pet areas and must be on a leash. Lack of we are working hard to repair shade and summer heat can endanger pets left in cars. monument facilities and deliver For the safety and comfort of your pet, please quality services and programs. arrange to leave your pet at home. Our not-for-profit partner, the Contact any Forest Service office Mount St. Helens Institute, is for information on busy raising funds to update where it is safe and the volcano monitoring legal to bring your pet. exhibits at Johnston Ridge. We invite you to join us Diana Perez Tom Mulder and volunteer for a day, Deputy Monument Manager Monument Manager Your Fees Help Support the Monument a weekend or a summer to help care for trails Interpretive services and facilities on the west side of Mount and facilities around the volcano. We guarantee that you’ll make new friends and leave with St. Helens are supported by your purchase of a Monument Pass. an enhanced appreciation of this special place. With the help of our dedicated partners and Passes are $8 per adult (youth 15 and younger are free). Passes are volunteers, we will strive to make your visit memorable and enjoyable. required at the Johnston Ridge Observatory, adjacent trails and at the Coldwater Lake Recreation Area. Monument Passes can be purchased at Johnston Ridge Observatory. On the northeast and south sides of the monument a National Forest Recreation Pass is required at designated sites. The cost is $5 per vehicle per day. Annual passes are $30. Passes are sold at Forest Service offices and at self-service pay stations around the monument. Details at: www.fs.fed.us/r6/passespermits/nfdp.shtml.
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- T. Herriot, USGS Mount St. Helens and Help Support Your National Volcanic Monument Share the Wonder of Mount St. Helens Fees from pass sales are used to provide the services and The Mount St. Helens Institute is a not-for-profit partner of the Mount St. Helens facilities that you enjoy during your visit. National Volcanic Monument. We help provide science education, conservation and An Interagency Annual Pass is available for $80 and has two recreation activities. Join us as a volunteer for a day, a weekend work party or an signature lines. At per person fee sites it admits the pass holder and exciting summer-long volunteer experience. Help provide visitor information, patrol the up to three additional visitors. backcountry or maintain monument trails and facilities. We also offer low-cost guided Interagency Annual, Senior, and Access passes are available at climbs, field classes and a monthly lecture series. monument and Forest Service offices. The passes are honored nationwide at Forest Service, National Park Service, BLM, Join Us and Become a Member Today! For further information please visit our website: Bureau of Reclamation, and US Fish & Wildlife Service sites www.mshinstitute.org or contact us: charging entrance or standard amenity fees. Information about the Email: [email protected], Phone: (360) 449-7883 interagency annual pass program is available at: www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rec-fee.shtml.
Help Us Update the Volcano Monitoring Exhibits at Johnston Ridge Observatory The Volcano Review is produced by Discover Your Northwest in cooperation with MSHI is raising funds to match a generous challenge grant from the M.J. Murdock Trust. the U.S. Forest Service – Published May 2009 Our exhibit update project is underway and will be completed by May 18, 2010. The project DYNW is a non-profit organization that operates will update existing analog seismographs to digital displays; provide a new Monitoring and bookstores at parks and forests throughout the Pacific Eruption Forecasting exhibit; add new video programs featuring the 2004-2006 eruption Northwest. Proceeds are used to fund interpretive programs, and advances in volcano monitoring; and install an introductory video program in the this newspaper and much, much more. To order books, theater cueing area. To find out more about the project and to contribute on-line visit our videos, posters and other educational materials visit website: www.mshinstitute.org. www.discovernw.org or contact:
Discover Your Northwest Online Information: 3029 Spirit Lake Highway Castle Rock, WA 98611 Mount St. Helens Visitor Information: www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshvm Phone: (360) 274-2125 Eruption Geology and Monitoring: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/ FAX (360) 274-7124
“Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.” — Will Durant WELCOME TO A LIVING LABORATORY
In 1980, fiery avalanches of pumice and gas removed all traces of life from the valley between the crater and Spirit Lake. Detailed studies are documenting the role that insects and other herbivores play in plant recovery around the volcano. - R. Hubner, Washington State Univ. We Invite You to Explore and Help Protect one of Nature’s Youngest and Most Dynamic Landscapes Early version spider on top of growing lava dome in April 2005 (see yellow circle). - D. Dzurisin, USGS New ‘Smart’ Spider. The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was established by Congress in 1982 to protect natural features A New Generation of Remote Monitoring and processes and provide access for recreation, research and Spiders is Evolving at Mount St. Helens education. The monument has become an internationally renowned laboratory for the study of earth processes and These spiders are not the familiar eight-legged arachnids; rather they are three-legged ecosystem recovery following large-scale disturbance. The instrument packages that can be quickly deployed at an active volcano to make the critical quality and duration of data collected here over the last 29 measurements needed to monitor potential changes in eruptive activity. years is unparalleled and the volcano continues to attract The USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory is working with Washington State University and scientists, teachers, and students from around the world. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to integrate ground and satellite-based instruments and As you explore, look for evidence of the 1980 eruption develop a next-generation automated volcano monitoring system. Unlike typical monitoring and observe plants and animals that are thriving in a forest stations, that have only a single sensor, these new spiders will simultaneously record volcanic shattered by volcanic eruption. As you enjoy the wonder of earthquakes; deformation (ground swelling or subsidence); lightning from volcanic ash clouds; nature’s recovery please help us protect life’s fragile foothold. and air pressure waves from explosive eruptions. The spiders are designed to minimize power Stay on developed roads, viewpoints and trails and have a consumption so they can survive for a year on one set of batteries in hostile environments very safe and enjoyable visit. where solar panels are often covered by volcanic ash or snow fall. The spiders are part of a sophisticated monitoring network that relays real-time data to the volcano observatory. If a spider or radio relay path is damaged by eruptive activity, Return of Life Facts the network automatically adjusts and reroutes the data through the nearest undamaged station. Not only do smart spiders make decisions and take independent action to maintain Eruption Creates New Habitat: The massive landslide that communications, but they continuously analyze data to ensure that the most important data triggered the eruption buried 14-miles of river valley and created such as earthquakes or explosions are relayed to scientists. 150 new lakes, ponds and wetlands. This new habitat has powered The development of the smart spider network is part of an effort to provide for 24/7 a rapid resurgence of life–creating the most biologically-rich real-time monitoring in a way that is both cost-effective and reduces the exposure of field landscape in the monument. It is home to a diverse array of personnel to volcanic hazards. Mount St. Helens continues to be an important laboratory for amphibians, birds, insects and at least 140 plant species. the development and testing of state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and techniques for Small Mammals Play Big Roles: Predators such as hawks, eruption forecasting. owls, coyotes, bobcats and weasels search the 230-square-mile blast area for these tasty morsels. Small mammals play a vital role in ecosystem recovery by feeding on plants, creating burrows, May 18, 1980 Eruption Facts dispersing seeds and concentrating nutrients in their droppings. • The eruption leveled 230-square miles of forest in less than 10-minutes. Plant Eaters Change Ecological Pathways: Large • The mountain lost 1300 feet of height and 0.67 cubic miles of total volume. herbivores like elk and deer are modifying plant communities around the volcano. By selectively and heavily over browsing • The eruption began with a massive landslide (debris avalanche) that buried 14 some plant species versus others, and through their trampling miles of river valley to an average depth of 150 feet. and ground disturbance, elk are profoundly influencing plant • The landslide released trapped magma and gas, producing a sideways explosion succession at Mount St. Helens. (lateral blast) of hot rock and ash killing trees up to 17 miles north of the volcano. Surviving Resident Fish are Thriving: Fish populations • Cement-like slurries of glacial melt water and boulders called lahars scoured and rapidly rebounded in steep mountain streams that were smothered buried streams draining the volcano. by volcanic ash. Rapidly flowing water flushed ash from channels • A vertical ash eruption rose to a height of 15-miles above the crater and continued exposing cobbles and gravels that are important for spawning and for 9-hours. Ash drifted to the northeast. aquatic insects—a primary food source. Fish have also benefited • Fiery avalanches of pumice and hot gasses called pyroclastic flows flowed into the from pools and riffles formed by blown-down trees and plentiful valley north of the crater. food in the open sunny, blast area.
“Nothing is permanent but change.” — Heraclitus PLANNING YOUR VISIT
Mount Margaret Backcountry Trails in the Mount Margaret Backcountry climb over 2,000 feet in elevation and may be snow-covered until mid- summer. Eight designated campsites are available at four lakes and four ridge top locations, some with crater views. Backcountry permits are required and camping is limited to designated campsites only (maximum of four people per campsite). Pets, pack stock, and fires are prohibited. Permits are available at Monument Headquarters in Amboy, Johnston Ridge Observatory and Cowlitz Valley Ranger Station. Additional details are online: www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/04mshnvm/backcountry/index.shtml
Climbers on the south crater rim with Mt. Adams in the distance or by calling (360) 449-7800. (South side, Forest Road 83). - Jon Major, USGS A backpacker looks north into the Mount Margaret Backcountry. - Todd Cullings, USFS Climbing Mount St. Helens Climbing Permits are required for travel above 4800 feet (tree line) year round. Between April 1st and October 31st a Be Prepared for Volcanic Ashfall! fee of $22 is charged for each permit. Starting February 1st, Volcanic ash is rock dust blown into the air by a permits are sold in advance online on a first-come-first-served steam or gas eruption, rock fall, or high-winds. basis. Climbers should be aware that in rare instances rock and If you encounter volcanic ashfall: ash from small explosive eruptions can reach the crater rim. • Remain calm. Ash is not toxic. Visit the climbing website for detailed information about • Seek shelter inside a building or vehicle. volcanic hazards, safety equipment, and how to purchase a • Cover your nose and mouth with a moist cloth climbing permit online: or towel and wait until ash settles. www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/mount-st-helens/. • Drive slowly, ash reduces visibility and traction. 3/8/05 Photo - © Barbara Fox
School Groups Contact Information Teachers, registration for field Emergency (Police, Medical, and Fire) ...... Dial 911 trips is online, easy, and is required! Forest Service Offices Our website will help prepare you Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Headquarters (Amboy) . (360) 449-7800 and your students for your visit to www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm Mount St. Helens. You will find Johnston Ridge Observatory ...... (360) 274-2140 online registration forms, suggested Cowlitz Valley Ranger Station (Randle) ...... (360) 497-1100 itineraries, downloadable lesson plans and descriptions of Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters (Vancouver) ...... (360) 891-5000 ranger-led programs. Also included are descriptions of our www.fs.fed.us/gpnf sites, driving times, maps and directions. Mt. Adams Ranger Station (Trout Lake) ...... (509) 395-3400 www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvmeducation/teachers_corner. Other Resources Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Seaquest State Park ...... (360) 274-0962 www.parks.wa.gov/mountsthelens.asp Help Protect Mount St. Helens Climber’s Register (at Lone Fir Resort, Cougar) ...... (360) 238-5210 National Recreation Reservations (Federal Campgrounds) ...... (877) 444-6777 In 1982, Congress established the 110,300 acre Mount St. www.recreation.gov Helens National Volcanic Monument to provide for scientific PacifiCorp (campgrounds at reservoirs south of Mount St. Helens) . . . . (503) 813-6666 research, education, and recreation. (see Recreation, Washington) www.pacificpower.net • Stay on paved areas and designated hiking trails. Washington State Parks ...... (800) 233-0321 • Do not disturb or remove any natural feature. www.parks.wa.gov/parks • Do not feed the animals. Mount St. Helens Institute ...... (360) 449-7883 www.mshinstitute.org • Keep pets on the leash and in designated pet areas. Discover Your Northwest ...... (360) 274-2127 www.discovernw.org Mount St. Helens Forest Learning Center ...... (360) 414-3439 www.weyerhaeuser.com/sthelens The U.S. Forest Service is an Washington State Tourism ...... (800) 544-1800 equal opportunity provider and employer. www.experiencewashington.com
“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein HIKING AND CAMPING NEAR MOUNT ST. HELENS
Round Elevation West side (State Route 504) Trip Change Description Birth of a Lake Trail #246 (E) 0.6 2490 feet Paved trail explores 1980 landslide SR504, Trailhead is located at Coldwater miles to deposit and developing life in a lake that Lake Picnic Area. 2475 feet was dammed-up by the 1980 eruption.
Eruption Trail #201 (E) 4200 feet Paved trail explores 1980 eruption impact Trailhead is located at Johnston Ridge 1 mile to on ridge. View shattered trees and Observatory viewing plaza. 4300 feet amazing crater and valley views.
Hummocks Trail #229 (M) 2520 feet View hill-sized chunks of shattered 1 2.4 mile SR504, Trailhead is /8 mile south of turnoff loop to volcano, ponds and river-carved canyon to Coldwater Lake. 2400 feet on 1980 landslide deposit.
Lakes Trail #211 to Explore blowdown and developing Coldwater Trail #230 (MD) 2700 feet 9.0 to forest. At 4 miles, end of lake makes a SR504, Trailhead is located at Coldwater miles 5200 feet good turn around point. Continue ½ mile Lake Boat Launch. to junction with Coldwater Trail 230. Crater and valley north of the volcano as seen from the Boundary Trail east of the Johnston Ridge Observatory. - Scott Hinderman
Round Elevation East side (Forest Road 99) Trip Change Description
Meta Lake Trail #210 (E) 3620 feet Paved trail explores blowdown forest and Forest Road 99, 0.1 miles west of junction 0.6 mile to sparkling lake. View forest that survived of Road 99 with Road 26. 3640 feet eruption under thick snowpack.
Independence Pass Trail #227 (M) 4040 feet Trail climbs (¼ mile) to ridge top view of Forest Road 99, 1½ miles south of 0.5 mile to Mount St. Helens, Spirit Lake, and the Cascade Peaks. 4680 feet blown down forest.
Windy Ridge Sand Ladder (M) 4070 feet Climb 368 steps to hilltop view of Spirit North end of the Windy Ridge Viewpoint 0.5 mile to Lake and crater. Use caution as loose Parking Lot. 4270 feet pumice can make for unstable footing. Harmony Trail #224 (MD) 4100 feet Trail descends steeply to Spirit Lake (this Forest Road 99, 2½ miles north of Windy 2 miles to is only trail to shoreline). View the effects Ridge Viewpoint. Off-trail travel, pets and 3400 feet of lateral blast and “tidal” wave formed bikes are prohibited. as landslide slammed into lake.
Truman Trail #207 and Willow Trail follows old road into Spirit Lake Springs Trail #207A (MD) 4200 feet basin. Wooden posts mark path across Sand ladder stairway at Windy Ridge Viewpoint. Barren gray area visible Forest Road 99, trailhead at south end of 11 miles to boulder-filled floodplain. Willow Springs Windy Ridge parking lot. Off-trail travel, 3600 feet Trail (0.8 mile) connects with Loowit along trail is result of damage from off-trail travel. - Gregg Pohll, USFS pets and bicycles prohibited. Trail 216 and other loop opportunities.
Round Elevation South side (Forest Road 83) Trip Change Description
Trail of Two Forests #233 (E) 1860 feet Boardwalk guides you across 1,900 year 0.6 mile to old lava flow and tree casts that record an Forest Road 8303, ½ mile E of Ape Cave. 1885 feet ancient forest consumed by lava. Trail climbs along rushing stream before June Lake Trail #216B (M) 2700 feet reaching lake nested between basalt cliff Forest Road 83, trailhead is 7 miles north of 3.2 miles to and 1,900 year old lava flow. Lake offers junction with Forest Road 90. 3400 feet ideal lunch stop before continuing ¼ mile to junction with Loowit Trail 216.
Visitors can crawl through the cast of an ancient tree at Trail of Two Forests.
KEY: (E)=EASIEST (M) = MORE (MD) = MOST Users require DIFFICULT DIFFICULT limited skill and Users require Users require a encounter few some skill and high degree of challenges. experience more skill and challenging experience. Highway 503 & FR 90 terrain. Cresap Bay * 73 20 Cougar 60 yes Beaver Bay * 78 for 5 Swift 93 all 6 sites Lower Falls 42 4 Lewis River Horse Camp 8 Forest Road 81 Kalama Horse Camp 28 yes 2 Merrill Lake 8 yes 6 Forest Road 25 Iron Creek ** 98 yes 12 Forest Road 23 Tower Rock ** 22 yes State Route 504 Seaquest State Park 90 yes many * Reservations are required: Call (503) 813-6666 ** Reservations are accepted. Call (877) 444-6777.
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax EXPLORE THE THREE SIDES OF MOUNT ST. HELENS
Westside: Northeast Side: Forest Road 99 State Route 504 Blowdown Forest and Spirit Lake Viewpoints Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Experience the full impact of the 1980 Seaquest State Park lateral blast as you drive through miles of standing-dead and blown-down forests. Located 5 miles east of Interstate 5, the center offers View Spirit Lake and its immense floating exhibits on the 1980 eruption and area history, ranger talks, log mat. Forest Road 99 is generally walk-through model volcano, movie, bookstore and wetland accessible after snow melts (late-June boardwalk trail. The center through October; Closed in winter). is operated year round by Opportunities include: scenic viewpoints, Washington State Parks hiking trails, and gift shop with and has a $3 per adult, and bookstore. A Northwest Forest Pass is $1 per youth (7-17 years) required for each vehicle and is available admission fee. Open daily at Cascade Peaks and self-service fee 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., from stations at Bear Meadows, Meta Lake, May 1st to September 30, - Jim Hughes, USFS and Windy Ridge. 2008. Call ahead for winter hours (360) 274-0962. - T. Linch Southside: Forest Road 83
Ape Cave, Trail of Two Forests, and Lava Canyon Johnston Ridge Observatory Explore ancient lava flows and Ape Cave View the steaming lava dome from a visitor center lava tube. Ape Cave has uneven terrain, overlooking the crater and learn how the landscape was 42 degree F temperature, and is open for reshaped by the 1980 eruption. The center offers: live self-guided exploration year-round. Warm seismographs, geologic exhibits, 16-minute eruption movie, clothes, sturdy shoes and at least two light ranger-talks, and bookstore. Open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 sources per person are recommended. Pets p.m.. mid-May are not allowed in the cave. Between late through October June and early September services offered (closed in winter). include: lantern rentals, bookstore, and Pets are not allowed cave tours. A Northwest Forest Pass is Lower section of Ape Cave lava tube. - Pat Leeson at viewpoints or on required and available here. trails. A Monument Nearby Trail of Two Forests explores casts of old growth trees buried by lava flows. Pass (wrist band) Lava Canyon Trail explores a mudflow-scoured canyon with waterfalls plunging over ancient is required and lava flows. Trail starts as paved, barrier free trail and then changes to a more challenging hiking available here. trail with steep drops. Watch for construction and closures beyond paved trail. DANGER --Stay on the Trail. Lava Canyon has steep drops and waterfalls. People who entered the river were swept over the falls to their deaths. Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center is Closed Limited resources are being focused on providing visitor services at the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Driving Times Ape Lava Windy Randle Mount Coldwater Lake Johnston (Hours: Minutes) Cave Canyon Ridge St. Helens Recreation Area Ridge Vistitor Center Observatory Ape Cave — 0:15 1:45 1:45 1:30 2:30 2:45 Coldwater Lake Recreation Area Lava Canyon 0:15 — 2:00 2:00 1:45 2:45 3:00 Visit a 28-year-old lake that was formed when water backed Windy Ridge 1:45 2:00 — 1:15 2:45 3:45 4:00 up behind a natural dam created by a massive landslide during Randle 1:45 2:00 1:15 — 1:30 2:30 2:45 the 1980 eruption. Coldwater Lake offers restrooms, public Mount St. Helens 1:30 1:45 2:45 1:30 — 1:00 1:00 Visitor Center telephone, picnic area, paved interpretive trail and boat launch Coldwater Lake 2:30 2:45 3:45 2:30 1:00 — 0:15 (electric motors only). Fishing requires a WA state license. Recreation Area Access is via small boat, float tube, and at two designated Johnston Ridge 2:45 3:00 4:00 2:45 1:15 1:15 — water access points along Observatory the Lakes Trail. Monument Portland/Vancouver 1:30 1:45 3:00 2:30 1:15 2:15 2:30 Passes (wrist bands) are Seattle 3:30 3:45 3:45 2:30 2:00 3:00 3:15 required here. Purchase Carson 1:30 1:45 2:15 2:15 2:45 3:45 4:00 passes at the Johnston Ridge Woodland 1:00 1:15 2:30 2:30 0:45 1:45 2:00 Observatory. Mt. Rainier 2:45 2:45 2:15 1:00 2:30 3:30 3:45 National Park
“When we try to pick anything out by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” — John Muir
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