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Summer is flying by but there's still time to sign up for some great adventures and events with MSHI! This includes the last few Glacier Overlook Hikes and our final Base Camp of the year, set to take place Labor Day weekend. Do you have plans yet? Campsites are filling up fast! Read on for those details and the latest ramblings from Craig Romano.
Boots & Bowties isn't any ordinary gala & fundraiser. We here at the Mount St. Helens Institute prefer a dress code we like to call "mountain casual." It's a combination of your finest attire and your favorite outdoor gear. It's high society in hiking boots. Gowns and gaiters, high heels and headlamps, cummerbunds and crampons... actually don't wear the crampons. They tear up the floor. You get the idea, so save the date for an unforgettable evening where you'll schmooze with other movers and shakers, bid on auction items, enjoy cocktails and support science education and our public lands.
🌋 Lava-t Up! Dive into these sizzling end-of-season discounts. What more could you ash-k for? We're dropping the price of our staff favorite adventure since we're nearing the end of the season. Where did summer go? Hurry today and come check out this epic trip to Crater Glacier. This is fun, unique and approachable hike at a distance of eight miles round-trip and an elevation Gain of 1,500 ft. There are only a few of these trips a year, so stop waiting for the next eruption to happen and register today.
Labor Day, America's busiest camping weekend of the year. Sites all over the country fill up early and they fill up fast. Those lucky few who manage to snag a spot in a premiere destination still have to plan the trip, buy groceries, and research activities in the area. Lucky you though, we're here to do all that work for you. That's right, Base Camp is happening Labor Day weekend at Mount St. Helens and it's going to be epic! We've got open spots, hot meals, and entertaining activities for those who wish to participate. If you prefer to choose your own adventure, that's fine too. This year we've also introduced a sliding scale pricing model to be more inclusive. Register today and stop worrying about Labor Day plans.
With the closure of a small section of 504 Johnston Ridge Observatory was cut off from the rest of the Monument - at least by car. Come explore the landscape and learn about the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on a hike that culminates at Johnston Ridge Observatory, which remains accessible by foot.
Journeys and Junctions: My First Year at the Mount St. Helens Institute's
By Cyndi O'Brien
It has been a wild year for the Mount St Helens Institute’s Science and Learning Center at Coldwater. We have weathered a very snowy start to our spring outdoor education season, been at the epicenter of the rescue operations for the landslide that closed the Johnston Ridge Observatory, and opened the Science and Learning Center to the public so we can help support our partners with the Forest Service and Discover Your Northwest. Sharing the center has created new opportunities for the costs of much-needed maintenance of the Science and Learning Center to be shared and strengthened our connections to partners that we do not get to see so often.
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