• 1980 Eruption
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  • Crater Glacier
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  • Eruption Impacts and Return of Life
  • Changing Landscape
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    • Eruption Impacts and Return of Life

    Learn about the six disturbance zones created by the eruption, the return of life, and lessons learned as you listen to scientist’s stories and view their photos of landscape change.

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    Eruption Impacts and Return of Life

    Changing Landscape

    View time-lapse photos of landscape change in the shattered forests and debris-filled valleys around Mount St. Helens.

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    Facts and Research

    Learn about biological research being conducted at Mount St. Helens

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    Facts and Research

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    The Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center is a collaborative effort of the Mount St. Helens Institute and the U.S. Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Our mission is to connect people with nature through science, the arts and adventure recreation.

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