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

Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

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

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...

Six years post-experiment, there were 40,000 plants thriving on the gopher plots. The untouched land remained mostly barren.

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St ...

Joseph Bohlig was an avid and experienced mountain climber who had climbed Mount St. Helens 68 times. He died in February 2010 after falling into the crater due to a cornice break. photo courtesy ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours.

Instead, what he remembers is the sense of community around the lake before Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. “The people that knew each other then, our grandkids are intermarried and are ...

Mount St. Helens emits steam in a 2005 photo. (AP Photo/Ted S ... For now, the rim is still relatively snow free, though that’s about to change, given snow in the forecast for the next two ...

On Mount St. Helens, they typically form in early fall starting with the first snowstorm, Gellings said. For now, the rim is still relatively snow free ... crater and take photos or sit on ...