Commissioned by Crater Lake Institute in 2006 and painted by Larry Eifert, this painting shows the ecosystem as it returns to the mountain after the eruption in 1980.
Species List
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis (Oregon form)
- Sitka Alder Alnus crispa
- Broadleaf Lupine Lupinus latifolius
- Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis
- Roosevelt Elk Cervus elaphus roosevelti
- Red Paintbrush Castilleja miniata
- Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
- Davidson’s Penstemon Penstemon davidsonii
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Pale Agoseris Agoseris glauca
- Cascade Penstemeon Penstemon serrulatus
- Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus
- Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Yarrow Achillea millefolium
- Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Short-tailed Weasel Mustela erminea
- Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
- Prairie Lupine Lupinus lepidus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Noble Fir Abies procera
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus (Red-shafted form)
- Trees knocked down by eruption blast in 1980
- Mount St. Helens 8364’ and new lava dome
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