Work How did the eruption effect the natural community? The eruption of Mt St Helens had a major effect on the surrounding natural community, especially on the fauna located in this area. Volcanic matter blasted by the eruption caused 6 million trees to become uprooted and/or flattened. [i] Due to Mt St Helens spewing sideways unlike normal volcanic eruptions many species were eliminated around the blast zone.[ii] In less than 10 minutes the blast had flattened over 500 square km of forest.[iii] Species such as mosses, ferns, shrubs and wildflowers dissipated.[iv] The eruption caused all living organisms to die in the upper North Fork Toutle River as well as destroying 2km of the river itself.[v] According to the Washington State Department of Game more than 12 million animals had died.[vi] These …show more content…
This included other plant species, insects, birds and small mammals. Charlie Crisafulli an ecologist has stated the Lupines alone might have started the flourishing life on Pumice Plains of Mount Saint Helens. Later on Red Alder trees were established in the area, Alders also help with the process of regenerating the land by making the soil more fertile in the process of fixing the nitrogen. Due the rapid growth of the Red Alder trees they create shade and added organic material to the ground surface. This helped plants that have a high shade tolerance to become established. Red Alder is one of the most dominant trees in the Mt St Helens’ forest, 30 years after the eruption. Despite being able to survive the eruption much of the flora and fauna could not survive the new environment. However, some were able to tolerate the new conditions and these were the organisms that allowed the way for new cosu mers. For all these new organisms in the area the ponds and springs created by the eruption became a vital
Yellowstone Park is the world’s first national park and the 8th largest national park in the United States. The park is primarily located in Wyoming and parts of Idaho and Nevada (56 Interesting Facts About . . . Var Addthis_config = ) It is a tourist attraction due it’s 5,000 to 15,000 years old geysers, over 45 waterfalls, canyons, rivers, hot springs, and its massive concentration of natural wildlife. Two of the most popular park attractions are the Old Faithful geyser and the Grand Prismatic springs. ("Fun Facts." - 32 Interesting Facts Yellowstone National Park.)
37,600 years ago with dacite and andesite eruptions of pumice and ash. Mudflows were very significant forces in all of St. Helens' eruptive cycles. Starting around 2500 BC, eruptions of large amounts of ash and yellowish-brown pumice covered thousands of square miles. This eruptive cycle lasted until about 1600 BC. After 400 years of inactivity, St. Helens came alive again around 1200 BC.
Yellowstone is a national park covering 3,468 square miles in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and it is elevated 8,000 feet from the ground on a plateau. But is there still present volcanic hazard in Yellowstone? The park is covered with over 10,000 geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and travertine terraces, perhaps caused by a ?hot spot? that it overlies. A violent history suggests equally as devastating future volcanic activity, underground forces are causing the landscape to change and geysers to become more active. The real question is, if a super volcanic explosion took place, would human life exist as we know it ever again?
Deep within the Washington wilderness in the shadows of Mount St. Helen lies the infamous Ape Canyon. Upon these steep shallow cliffs, strange encounters have emerged over the past century. In 1924 a group of seasoned miners set out on a routine expedition searching for gold. However, what they encountered changed their lives forever. It was here that allegedly famous attack by a group of sasquatches occurred. In the short autobiography, I Fought the Apemen of Mt. St. Helens by Fred Beck, one of the miners, recollects his parties encounter with the beast.
The first time I saw Mt. Rainier for myself, was last summer when my boyfriend and I drove to Washington. It was the most beautiful, peaceful looking mountain I have ever seen. However, underneath it's great beauty, it hides a deadly secret. Mt. Rainier is one of the most dangerous volcanoes that we have here in the United States. One of the reasons it is so dangerous is because of it's great beauty. People enjoy looking at it, and the area that surrounds it, so they have made their homes here. Mt Rainier is not the only volcano I am interested in, in fact this last summer I also went to Mt. St. Helens and Crater Lake. But it is the volcano I chose to research for this paper because it does have so much beauty and at the same time so much power. I already know the basics about volcanoes, how they form, the different types, etc., but I wanted to find out more about what would happen if this great volcano were to erupt, what type of eruption would it be, and how would it affect the people that live around it.
Want to go on a family vacation? Washington is the answer! Mount St. Helens is the only volcano in the continental United States to erupt in recent history. Washington’s weather is affected by rain shadows. Waterways are used for transportation, but some industries are building aircraft and growing fruits. Many people lost their lives during two major historical events. There are many different details about Washington.
Biking is a tremendous way to travel the loop. There are also terrific off-road mountain-biking trails, with levels from amateur to expert. No need to haul your bike with you on, rent one from one of the recommended shops linked on Friends of Red Rock, (www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org).
In October of 1927, Mt Rushmore started its building journey that involved the efforts of about 400 Men and Woman over a decade to finally complete. It is a project of colossal proportion, colossal ambition and colossal achievement. In Building Mt. Rushmore, It included jobs such as call boy to drillers to the blacksmiths to even housekeepers. With a compensation of $8 a day, the workers endured conditions from the blazing Hot Summers to the Bitter Cold Winters. Each worker would have to climb a total of 700 stairs to the top of the mountain to punch in and out of work. Although the workers loved coming to work on this historical project, it was also a dangerous worksite. 90% of the moutaint was carved using a dynamite.
Crater Lake has 21 square miles of water that is so intensely blue that it looks like link, and is ringed by cliffs towering up to 2,000 feet above (“National Geographic”). The mountain bluebird, Indian legend says, was grey before dipping into the waters of Crater Lake. The Oregon icon is set in a dormant volcano called Mount Mazama, one in the chain of volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain Range that includes Mount St. Helens. Mount Mazama’s eruption catapulted volcanic ash miles into the sky and expelled so much pumice and ash that the summit soon collapsed, created a huge caldera. Rain and snow accumulated in the caldera, forming a lake more than 1,900 feet deep, the deepest lake in the United States (“National Geographic”). Then, wildflowers, hemlock, fir, and pine recolonized surroundings, and black bears and bobcats, deer and marmots, eagles and hawks returned and crafted Crater Lake National
Whooosh! Ahh! My eyes I got sand in my eyes. Who wants to go to a sandy canyon. Providence Canyon is "Little Grand Canyon". Providence Canyon is not that fascinating to be a national park. When people are happy to go when they get there sandy, sandy, sandy. Although it has beautiful views and colors it still should not become a national park.
Yellowstone is known for many things from the huge volcano that lay’s beneath to their geysers that explode as quick as every ninety minutes. Yellowstone is in not only one state, but three! It’s so large that it is in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Yellowstone has many scenic features and a lot of history from the 500 geysers, hundreds of waterfalls some even undiscovered, hot springs, fossils, and one huge volcano. There are a lot of things to discuss when it comes to this historic national park which is why I will only be focusing on Wyoming, which is where most of Yellowstone is.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934 and is located on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. It is home to a large, diverse group of plants and animals and offers an array of activities that visitors can enjoy.
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The Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the world. The Grand Canyon is probably the best one. This opinion is predicated on many things, but there are three main reasons I like this park: geology, wildlife, and recreational activities. These things magnetize around 5,000,000 people on average per year. There’s a reason why so many people come every year!
Fire is an important part of many ecosystems, affecting wildlife populations in various ways, such as by changing habitat, affecting food supply or quality, or by altering interactions of species. Fire suppression has allowed forested areas to achieve a climax state, which provides less forage for wildlife. While terrestrial wildlife is benefited by fire, large fires through the increase in sediment flow negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Fire is essential in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rocky Mountain forests.