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    • From Disaster
    Comes Diversity

    The shattered forests around Mount St. Helens contained an amazing array of survivors. The mixture of surviving forest species and early successional colonizers has yielded an unexpectedly diverse ecosystem.

    Mark Swanson, Forest Ecologist

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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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