FAQs on Return to Life
- How were forests influenced by the eruption?
- How did eruption impacts vary around the volcano?
- What was the most surprising discovery after the eruption?
- What was the most important lesson learned about eruption impacts?
- Why did so many plants and animals survive the eruption?
- How did erosion influence vegetation re-establishment?
- Why did some plants survive better than others?
- Were there some places where nothing survived and how has life returned there?
- What was plant survival and re-establishment like on the debris avalanche (landslide) deposit?
- What was plant survival and re-establishment like on lahar (mudflow) deposits?
- What major wildlife species have returned?
- What is the long-term outlook for wildlife?
- How were birds affected by the eruption?
- How were small mammals affected by the eruption?
- How were insects affected by the eruption?
- What were the first colonizers observed in the blast zone?
- How were streams affected by the eruption?
- How were amphibians (frogs, toads, etc.) and reptiles (snakes and lizards) affected?
- How were lakes affected by the eruption?
- Are there fish in Spirit Lake?
- How did the fish get to Spirit Lake?
- Why is fishing not allowed in Spirit Lake?
- Is there public access to Spirit Lake?
- Were any trees replanted after the eruption?
