“These trees have their own mycorrhizal fungi that picked up nutrients from the dropped needles and helped fuel rapid tree ...

Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of ...

A minor earthquake was detected near Morton, Washington, on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

MORTON, Wash. - An earthquake struck near Morton, Washington Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological ...

Hummocks trailhead and the Coldwater Lake boat launch and day-use area will remain open all winter as the weather allows. The ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – Researchers studying the aftermath of the massive eruption that led to the widespread destruction of ecosystems around Mount St. Helens in 1980 believe a particular ...

With pressure suddenly removed from the magma below, Mount St. Helens spewed lava, ash and debris in the southwestern part of the state. It became the most destructive eruption in United States ...

When relocated to Mount St. Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980, pocket gophers helped rebuild the environment.

A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in the Butte Camp area on the southern side of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state. Gophers were taken to the northern side, which had ...