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 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
- 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.