A volcano blew up. Life said 'hold my beer' and moved back in.
For the past 30 years, biologist Charlie Crisafulli has documented the return of plant and animal life to Mount St. Helens.
Cinematography
Time-lapse devastation healing like a scar fading.
Direction
30 years of patience distilled into patience-testing glory.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1980 eruption flattened 230 square miles and killed 57 people; within five years, scientists found prairie lupines creating soil from nothing.
Charlie Crisafulli's research became foundational for understanding ecological succession globally—basically, this one sad volcano taught us how life reboots everywhere.
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