After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...

Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of ...

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...

St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St Helens after her 1980 eruption. Mount St Helens four months after the 18 May ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 ... regenerate lost plant and animal life on the mountain. Two years after the eruption, they tested this theory. "They're often considered pests, but ...

Pine, spruce, and Douglas firs from an old-growth forest on Mount St. Helens were covered in volcanic ash after the eruption, but were able to quickly grow back because of—you guessed it ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 ... gophers might be able to help regenerate lost plant and animal life on the mountain. Two years after the eruption, they tested this theory. “They’re often ...

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ... Scientists decided to test this theory by briefly depositing gophers in the region about two years after the eruption ...

Thousands of logs were washed into Spirit Lake after the eruption of Mount St. Helens and have stayed there for 44 years. Courtesy of US Forest Service Meanwhile, Spirit Lake continues to settle ...

He died soon after falling into the Mount St. Helens crater March 29, 2024.Rocky Shorey February 2010: Veteran climber Joseph Bohlig of Kelso died after walking onto the rim cornice to pose for a ...