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Mt. St Helens, New Mexico

Mt. St Helens, New Mexico. Alex Merber , Sam Doyle, Aaron Levin. Geological Origin. Formed when the Juan de Fuca plate, an oceanic plate, pushed under the North American plate, a continental plate. Magma forced up through the Earth's crust, forming Mount St. Helens.

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Mt. St Helens, New Mexico

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  1. Mt. St Helens, New Mexico Alex Merber, Sam Doyle, Aaron Levin

  2. Geological Origin • Formed when the Juan de Fuca plate, an oceanic plate, pushed under the North American plate, a continental plate. • Magma forced up through the Earth's crust, forming Mount St. Helens. • Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a volcanic region in the pacific. • Convergent Boundary

  3. Ecological History • Coniferous forest, some regions are temperate forest Monthly precipitation 

  4. Ecological History Monthly temperature 

  5. Ecological History • Pacific tree frog, northwestern garter snakes, northern alligator lizard • Western meadowlark, mallard, wood duck • Common nighthawk, bald eagle • Black-tailed deer, coyote, and cougar.

  6. Threats to the park •   In 2004, many mining claims were made •   Other claims to land were made by land purchasers from the federal government under the 1872 Mining Law •   In 2008 there were plans for a massive Copper mine •   Canadian mining companies are very interested in building a large scale mine on the edge of the Mt. St. Helen boundary

  7. Mt. St. Helens • Made into a national monument in 1982 •   In the process of being made a National Park •   The US Forest Service is responsible for it’s protection

  8. Endangered and Threatened Species • Some endangered species include the Black Rock Fish and Lewis’s Woodpecker • The Spotted Owl is threatened and lives in the region

  9. Human History • The Mt. St. Helens Region is considered sacred to Native American Tribes such as the Yakama Tribe • The area was also used for recreational activities such as: Swimming, camping, hiking, boating and skiing.

  10. Why Should We Preserve? • Largest Volcanic mountain in the Continental United States • Many plant and animal species call this region their home

  11. On May 18th, 1980… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK--hvgP2uY

  12. Causes of eruption • A bulge formed on the northern face of the mountain • Preceding months, series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes occurred • Magma fractured bulge and eruption occurred • First major eruption in US since Lassen Peak, CA in 1915..

  13. Fun Facts: • 2.77 billion dollars of damage resulted from the eruption. • The destroyed landscape evolved to a very rich, diverse area • Most of the mountain is 3000 years younger than the pyramids in Egypt • Thousands of bird, mammal, reptile and amphibious species died during the 1980 eruption.

  14. Sources • http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/mount_saint_helens/ • http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/060301:13 • http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/reports/ten-treasures-at-stake-85899358611 • http://mountsthelens.com/history-1.html • http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/endangered/All/

  15. Sources (Continued) • http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/endangered/status_review/ • http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/103/

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