Science Discovery Videos, Photos and FAQs
SCIENCE DISCOVERY VIDEOS
View scientist’s dramatic stories of destruction and renewal as you page through their amazing photos of eruption impacts and landscape change.
PYROCLASTIC FLOWS (Fiery Flows of Pumice and Gas)
The Blank Canvas: Life returns to a valley sterilized by fiery pumice and gas
A Forest Delayed: By browsing on trees, elk are delaying forest establishment
Underground Mysteries: Symbiotic bacteria and fungi benefit early life
DEBRIS AVALANCHE (Volcanic Landslide)
Spirit Lake Transformed: A story of incredible impact and amazing recovery
Unnatural Seeding: Erosion control seeding impacts native plant establishment
The Forest Returns: Life returns to a valley buried by a massive landslide
LAHARS (Volcanic Mudflows)
Far Reaching Destruction: Lahar destruction and their lasting influence on forests
LATERAL BLAST (Sideways Explosion of Hot Rock and Gas)
Life Persists: An amazing number of plants and animals survived the 1980 eruption
Frogs Rebound: After initial impacts, amphibians thrived in blast zone streams
From Disaster Comes Diversity: A diverse ecosystem formed in blast shattered forests
Underground Survivors: Small mammal survival and responses to the eruption
Nature’s Sculptor: Erosion’s role in plant survival and reshaping the landscape
Streams of Change: Large logs provide important structure and stream habitat
Elk Flourish: Elk populations were decimated but soon returned and thrived
Cauldrons of Life: Primitive micro-organisms thrived in thermal springs
SCORCH (Standing Dead Forest Seared by Hot Gases)
Dead Forest Bird Heaven: Standing dead trees provide excellent bird habitat (Download)
ASHFALL (Forests Blanketed by Volcanic Ashfall)
Ashfall Legacy: Volcanic ashfall’s profound influence on Northwest forest soils
Buried Alive: The impact of volcanic ashfall on forest understory plant life
VIDEOS on the 1980 ERUPTION and RETURN OF LIFE
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Time-Lapse Photos of the Return of Life
Image Gallery: Eruption Impacts and Three Decades of Landscape Change
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