Cascades Volcano Observatory
Get Involved!
A variety of workshops, public events, and visitor opportunities can help you and your family to enjoy and learn about Cascade volcanoes and their current conditions.
Be Aware
USGS CVO staff member assisting a teacher with mineral identification during July 2011 Mount Rainer Teacher Workshop.
(Credit: Driedger, Carolyn. Public domain.)
- USGS VHP Volcano Notification Service
- Cascade Range weekly update, released each Friday
- USGS Volcanoes on Facebook and Twitter
- News from the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Prepare
- Prepare now for eruptions in the Cascades Range.
- Visit the websites for the Washington Emergency Management Division and your local community's emergency management organization. Get involved in neighborhood preparedness groups.
- Use the CVO education webpages to help educate your school and community and to find information on teacher workshops.
Visit a Volcano
Visitors stand on the observation deck at Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. (Credit: Driedger, Carolyn. Public domain.)
- Explore volcanoes in the U.S. National Parks.
- Mount St. Helens Institute
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Washington State Parks Visitor Center at Silver Lake
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument
- Crater Lake National Park
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
- Mount Adams–Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Mount Baker and Glacier Peak are in the Mount Baker/Snoqualamie National Forest
Participate in Citizen Science
- Learn how to collect and report ash fall after an eruption.