For many people who lived through the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, it is the biggest news story of their lifetimes.

Ashland resident Adam Doc Fox describes -- and shows -- a recent climb up and snowboard down from Mount St. Helens.

A towering plume of ash rises in the distance of the photo, swirling with menace and threat, lightning arcing within it. As ...

The first event is Wednesday with Alysa Adams, lead interpretive specialist of the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center.