Online Resources
Mount St. Helens Image Gallery
Web Videos
1980 Eruption:
Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, shares the dramatic events occurring May 18, 1980 and changing the landscape and the lives of the people around Mount St. Helens for decades to come. This web video was produced through the collaborative efforts of the US Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens Institute.
Landslide (Debris avalanche):
Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, shares the events associated with the dramatic collapse of Mount St. Helens during the May 18, 1980 eruption and how it transformed the North Fork Toutle River valley north of Mount St. Helens. This web video was produced through the collaborative efforts of the US Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens Institute.
Landslide (Debris avalanche)and Return of Life:
Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, explains how life has returned to the complex mix of habitats created by the massive debris avalanche over the three decades following the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. This web video was produced through the collaborative efforts of the US Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens Institute.
Eruption and Spirit Lake:
Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, shares the incredible transformation of Spirit Lake caused by the landslide (debris avalanche) and blast caused by the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. This web video was produced through the collaborative efforts of the US Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens Institute.
Lateral Blast:
Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, explains how, in a matter of minutes, 230 square miles of forest north of Mount St. Helens were blown down and scorched by the 300 mph lateral blast during the 1980 eruption. This web video was produced through the collaborative efforts of the US Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens Institute.
