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    • Hummocks Trail

    Hummocks Trail

    This 2.3 mile loop trail winds through amazing habitat created by the 1980 landslide that is teaming with life.

     

    View amazing pictures of landscape change on the Hummocks and watch videos of  scientists describing the return of life to the landslide-filled valley and how erosion control grass seeding negatively impacted ecosystem recovery.

     

    Learn more about the 1980 Eruption and how life has returned to the Hummocks over the last 30 years.

    Hummocks Trail Pamphlet

    Download Hummocks Trail Guide PDF

    WEB VIDEOS on the 1980 ERUPTION and RETURN OF LIFE

     

     

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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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