2.  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.  Coniferous forest, some regions are temperate forest Monthly precipitation 

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5.  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.  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.  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.  Some endangered species include the Black Rock Fish and Lewis’s Woodpecker  The Spotted Owl is threatened and lives in the region

9.  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.  Largest Volcanic mountain in the Continental United States  Many plant and animal species call this region their home

11.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK-- hvgP2uY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK-- hvgP2uY

12.  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.  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.  http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/m ount_saint_helens/ http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/m ount_saint_helens/  http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclim atology/monthly/graph/060301:13 http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclim atology/monthly/graph/060301:13  http://www.pewenvironment.org/news- room/reports/ten-treasures-at-stake- 85899358611 http://www.pewenvironment.org/news- room/reports/ten-treasures-at-stake- 85899358611  http://mountsthelens.com/history-1.html http://mountsthelens.com/history-1.html  http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/endang ered/All/ http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/endang ered/All/

15.  http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/enda ngered/status_review/ http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/enda ngered/status_review/  http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/103/ http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/103/