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Mount St. Helens

A team of USGS scientists used a helicopter to deploy their advanced &quot;spider&quot; sensors to the Mount St. Helens crater in July 2009. The spiders are designed to collect important information from dangerous situations such as volcanoes and possibly other planets.

Mount St. Helens shakes 120 times within a week

A team of USGS scientists used a helicopter to deploy their advanced &quot;spider&quot; sensors to the Mount St. Helens crater in July 2009. The spiders are designed to collect important information from dangerous situations such as volcanoes and possibly other planets.

December 12, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

In less than a week, four swarms of more than 120 earthquakes shook Mount St. Helens in late November. Although they were too small to be felt even by someone standing directly over their epicenters, scientists say they reveal the volcano is likely recharging. Read story

Martin &quot;Rowdy&quot; LaFevers of the U.S. Geological Survey demonstrates checking batteries used to power volcano monitoring stations Wednesday at the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Keeping an eye on volcanoes

Martin &quot;Rowdy&quot; LaFevers of the U.S. Geological Survey demonstrates checking batteries used to power volcano monitoring stations Wednesday at the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

July 13, 2016, 8:10pm Clark County News

A dozen scientists from around the world are in Vancouver to learn about monitoring hazardous volcanoes. Read story

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended a 30th anniversary celebration of the Pine Creek station on Saturday.

Pine Creek station’s 30 years celebrated

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended a 30th anniversary celebration of the Pine Creek station on Saturday.

July 11, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended the 30th anniversary of the Pine Creek station on Saturday. In the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument area, Pine Creek has provided advanced ambulance service to visitors since 1986. Read story

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

Forest Service asks visitors to treat Ape Cave with TLC

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

July 10, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

The popularity of Mount St. Helens as a tourist destination, combined with its proximity to the Seattle and Portland areas, make the Ape Cave a well-known and well-trodden feature of the area. But with just a little careful planning, visits to the Ape Cave can also be a much more… Read story

Park rangers lead Mount St. Helens programs

May 24, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

State park rangers are leading a series of programs, including some that focus on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, at two adjacent sites just east of Interstate 5 near Castle Rock. Read story

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn adjusts one of two remote-controlled cameras on Mount St. Helens in 1980.

Mount St. Helens: Reid Blackburn and an array of equipment were lost; a notebook survived

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn adjusts one of two remote-controlled cameras on Mount St. Helens in 1980.

May 18, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn made a slight revision to the cover of his notebook that explained his role on Mount St. Helens 36 years ago. Read story

Off Beat: Her family’s story, Mount St. Helens intertwined

May 16, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Anna Lowe wanted to know more about her grandfather, who was killed when Mount St. Helens erupted 36 years ago. Read story

A camper containing two victims of the Mount St. Helens eruption sits amid the gray landscape about 8 miles from the mountain on May 20, 1980. Markings in the ash were made by a helicopter and a searcher who found the victims.

Mount St. Helens: The memories of survivors

A camper containing two victims of the Mount St. Helens eruption sits amid the gray landscape about 8 miles from the mountain on May 20, 1980. Markings in the ash were made by a helicopter and a searcher who found the victims.

May 15, 2016, 6:03am Clark County Life

Fifty-seven people perished when Mount St. Helens erupted, and even more feared that death was closing in. Read story

Hundreds of visitors made the trip to Johnston Ridge Observatory on May 18, 2011, 31 years after the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Mount St. Helens visitors centers are a blast

Hundreds of visitors made the trip to Johnston Ridge Observatory on May 18, 2011, 31 years after the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

May 13, 2016, 6:03am Clark County Life

Remember that oddball, playing-with-your-head tune about the maybe-mountain? “First there is a mountain; then there is no mountain; then there is.” Read story

A series of tiny earthquakes under Mount St. Helens -- none bigger than magnitude 1.3 -- do not indicate that the volcano is likely to erupt, scientists say.

Tiny quakes notwithstanding, no Mount St. Helens eruption is expected soon

A series of tiny earthquakes under Mount St. Helens -- none bigger than magnitude 1.3 -- do not indicate that the volcano is likely to erupt, scientists say.

May 9, 2016, 8:28pm Northwest

An ongoing swarm of earthquakes under Mount St. Helens doesn’t mean the volcano is likely to erupt soon, but scientists are studying the tiny quakes to see what they reveal about magma movement deep underground. Read story