Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Gifford Pinchot
National Forest

Forest Headquarters
10600 N.E. 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 891-5000
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Cowlitz Valley
Ranger District
10024 US Hwy 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
(360) 497-1100
TTY: (360) 497-1101

Mt. Adams
Ranger District
2455 Hwy 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(509) 395-3400
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic
Monument

Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140

Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)

TTY: Phone for the Deaf

Welcome

May 18, 2010 marked the 30th anniversary of the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

This was a very special anniversary.

Mount St. Helens Update

Forest News

	Northwest Service Academey at Mt. Adams The Mt. Adams program started in 1994 and has run upwards of 1000 people through, with approximately 25 percent moving on to careers in related fields with land-management agencies or in the educational arena. He said this program is partially funded by an AmeriCorps grant which will not be awarded next year.
"Rites of Passage" and the PCT “Rites of Passage” has provided ethnic cultural immersion every summer for the last seven years to middle- and high-school students. They explore and work in the outdoors while learning about its history and related literature, along with important issues of environmental and social justice.	Smokey respects rest after a hard day's work.
	Washington Conservation Corps Among the many valuable partners working on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest under Recovery funding this year are some educational work organizations. Some of these are the Student Conservation Association, Northwest Service Academy, Northwest Youth Corp and Washington Conservation Corp (WCC). One WCC trail crew is working on improvements at Mount St. Helens.
Take Pride in America Award Nomination Congratulations to the Urban Youth Partnership
Congratulations to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Monument Scientist, Peter Frenzen, for his selection as Forest Service Region 6 Interpreter/Conservation Educator of the Year!


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