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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Mount St. Helens Monument Washington state scientist leaves behind legacy youth pot use The public face of the monument By JACKSON HOGAN The Daily News LONGVIEW, Wash. — Peter Frenzen has worked at Mount St. Helens for 35 years, yet he still lights up talking about the mountain. “I’ve been many places in the world, and maybe I’m biased, but maybe the cool- est places I’ve ever been, any- where, are around Mount St. Helens,” he said. “It never ceases to amaze me. I pinch myself practically every time I’m out there.” Frenzen, 60, who’s served as the staff scientist at the Mount St. Helens National Vol- canic Monument since its cre- ation in 1982, is retiring at the end of September. For decades, he’s been the public face of the 110,000- acre area, helping to coordinate research, document it for future generations, advocating for its protection and conveying its findings to the public. It’s a job that left him no real time for any research of his own. “I liked doing research when I was doing it, but I per- sonally find the promoting of the understanding of what peo- ple are learning to be more sat- isfying to me,” he said. “The impact of having people under- stand the world that we live in is not a tranquil place (is crucial).” He has also appeared in many documentaries about Mount St. Helens, speaking about the complex but amaz- ing evolution of natural and geological processes. Today, he’s a bit wistful when he watches some of those older productions. “It’s actually kind of discon- certing to watch yourself age,” Frenzen said, laughing. “Peo- ple will (watch these old doc- umentaries) and say, ‘You were so young!’” Escaped to the Northwest Frenzen, a Midwest native, said he “escaped” to the North- west to study ecology at the University of Washington. About the time he began grad- uate studies at Oregon State University, Mount St. Hel- ens erupted and he was able to study the after effects with some of the world’s most pres- tigious researchers. “This was a once-in-a- lifetime experience,” he said about analyzing the vol- cano post-eruption in 1980. “I was just lucky enough to be included.” Jerry Franklin, Frenzen’s professor and mentor at Ore- gon State, said he knew right AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Visitors peer out of display windows at the volcano at the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument near Toutle, Wash. away his young protege scien- tist would excel in the natural science world. “He was always a very enthusiastic individual, and upbeat,” said Franklin, now a professor in ecosystem analy- sis at the University of Wash- ington. “He brought just a tre- mendous amount of energy and enthusiasm to his research.” When President Ronald Reagan and Congress created the monument in 1982, Fren- zen was immediately hired as a staff scientist, a position he held for 35 years. One of his most important messages from that experience? That it’s a big misconception that the volca- no’s eruption on May 18, 1980, was a freak event. “One of the things that Mount St. Helens teaches you is, ‘Hey, (Earth) is changing and it’s going to change,” Fren- zen said. “We have to be aware of what the Earth is capable of, since we’re much better off working with it than trying to push that big rock up a hill, since it’s more powerful than we are and we live at its plea- sure and benefit from it.” Mount Margaret Frenzen’s favorite spot of the monument — he said this was not an easy choice — is Mount Margaret, where hikers can look across Spirit Lake into the crater of the volcano. The peak, located just northeast of Spirit Lake and Mount St. Hel- ens, is around 5,800 feet tall and is in the heart of the volca- no’s blast area. From that viewpoint, Fren- zen said it’s remarkable to wit- ness how quickly vegetation and wildlife have returned. “It’s hard almost for me to remember what it was like,” he said. “I look at photographs, and I do remember, it’s hard to forget the way the landscape looked. But it’s so different now than it was right after the eruption, that it’s almost hard to wrap my brain around that I’m standing in the same place.” Frenzen said one of the U.S. Forest Service’s challenges in managing the monument is balancing the needs of tour- ists with preserving the natural landscape. He believes the For- est Service has done a solid job of walking that tightrope, even though tourists still get upset about being forced to stay on trails. “There are 200 miles of trails people can hike, and they take you to some of the neatest places,” Frenzen said. “I know there are people that are upset that you have to stay on the trail, but you can pretty much see what you need to see from the trail. 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The Seattle Times reported that under the state’s legal-pot law, the Washington State Insti- tute for Public Policy is required to conduct cost-benefit analyses of legalization on issues rang- ing from drugged-driv- ing to prenatal use of marijuana. Adam Darnell, the state Legislature think tank’s lead researcher, says there’s not much evidence so far that legalization has caused changes. Darnell says researchers have, however, found that adults consumed more pot in parts of the state with higher per capita sales. The experts’ report was released shortly after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Ses- sions criticized implemen- tation of legal pot in the state. Washington state threatens legal action over DACA repeal Associated Press SEATTLE — Washing- ton state’s attorney gen- eral is threatening legal action as President Don- ald Trump ends a program that protects young immi- grants brought into the U.S. illegally as children. The Trump adminis- tration announced today that it would dismantle the Deferred Action for Child- hood Arrivals, or DACA, program after a six-month delay. Washington state Attor- ney General Bob Fergu- son said Monday that the attorney general’s office will file suit to end what he called Trump’s “cruel and illegal policy” and defend DACA recipients. Ferguson says he’s been working with legal teams around the country, and expects to be joined by other states in the action. Gov. Jay Inslee said more than 17,000 Dream- ers live in Washington state and they will work relentlessly to protect them. Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 conceal carry permit classes September 7 th 1pm and 6pm BEST WESTERN 555 Hamburg Ave, Astoria, OR $45 Oregon-only $80 multi-State (Oregon included no-fee) Required class to get an Oregon or multi-State permit. 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Still, even after retire- ment, Frenzen doesn’t plan on abandoning his volcano just yet — but he might explore a few other places as well. “There are so many trails and places I haven’t hiked. Oddly enough, there are a lot of places I haven’t hiked at Mount St. Helens I’d like to hike. I plan to do a lot of hiking, travel around North America, probably also other places in the world. I’ll enjoy the time I have remaining and the friends I have and live my life.” hasn’t increased W A NTED THE DAILY ASTORIAN A trail, and their flowers wouldn’t be there if everyone ran all over the place.” Frenzen has received many accolades throughout his career, including the For- est Service’s 2010 Gifford Pin- chot Award for Excellence in Interpretation and Conserva- tion Education, and Educator of the Year for Forest Region 6, which includes Washington and Oregon, that same year. 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