It’s not a matter of if the area around Lassen Volcanic Center will erupt in the future, but when. That’s according to Dr. Michael Clynne, research geologist, and the most knowledgeable scientist on ...

(In modern times the largest eruptions of Lassen Peak occurred between 1914-1922, but these volcanic flare-ups have been relatively modest in size). The Sierra geo-province is composed of so-called ...

This Northern California gem boasts fewer crowds than the national parks of Southern California. Lassen Volcanic National ...

Prest and three other soldiers were skimming over a moonscape in a Huey helicopter, the same aircraft that was the Army’s ...

Prest and three other soldiers were skimming over a moonscape in a Huey helicopter, the same aircraft that was the Army’s ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth ...

Of the eight active volcanoes on the USGC watch list, three are relatively easy to explore — Long Valley, Mt. Lassen, and ...

The Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary prompts investigation into the California earthquakes: eruption history, threat levels.

Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone, then Congress unified them into one national park in 1916. “The park was created to protect all these amazing volcanic features after the eruption, and ever since then ...