The project centers around replacing logs that would have been in the river if they hadn’t been swept away by the 1980 eruption. The work will slow the South Fork Toutle and reduce erosion ...

It will help federal endangered chinook, coho and steelhead runs by restoring 215 acres of floodplain habitat around the South Fork Toutle River’s headwaters, as well as 4.1 miles of the river ...

The sediment retention structure is an earthen dam built across the Toutle River with a 400-foot-wide spillway on one side. It was an idea inspired by similar structures utilized in Japan.

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption was also catastrophic for our salmon, steelhead and lamprey that called the North Fork Toutle River home. These fish populations were decimated and barely persist du ...

“It’s going to continue to be a tough year,” Stinson said. The department was forced to cut about $20 million, according to ...

There will be a celebration of life held on Sunday, June 22nd at Toutle River RV Resort, 150 Happy Trails Road, Castle Rock, WA 98611 at 2 p.m.

Layoffs, a hatchery closure and reduced salmon and steelhead monitoring are all part of the new reality for Washington’s fish and wildlife agency as it navigates deep budget cuts ordered by state ...

The third surge rumbled westward down the north fork of the Toutle River, burying the upper 17 miles to an average depth of 150 feet. The eastern 20 miles or so of Spirit Lake Highway were buried ...

Frank Gohlke Aerial view: runoff control dam on North Toutle River. Built 1981; breached in 1982 eruption. 16 miles NE of Mt. St. Helens crater, 1982 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.) Contact the gallery ...