Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland

History - 1980 to 1989

1980

• David G. Mohla becomes Supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest (1980 - 1986)
• May 18, 1980 - Eruption of Mt. St. Helens removed north side of mountain and killed 57 people. Episodic eruptions continued till 1986.

1981

• April 28, 1981 - Deschutes National Forest obtained Lava River Cave in land exchange with State of Oregon.
• September 1981 - USGS geothermal test hole hits temperature of 509° F. at 3,058 feet east of Big Obsidian Flow. Hole produces steam for 20 hours during testing.
• The movie"St. Helens " filmed on Deschutes N.F. using Mt. Bachelor as a stand in for Mt. St. Helens.

1983

• The movies "Up The Creek " and "Survival of the Fittest" filmed on Deschutes N.F.

1986

• Norman Arseneault becomes Supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest (1986 - 1990)

1987

• Committee formed to create a national monument at Newberry Volcano.

1988

• The 20th Annual Field Trip of the Pacific Cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene was headquartered at Little Fawn Campground. The trip looked at the Mt. Bachelor Volcanic Chain and the Three Sisters.

1989

• Summer 1989 - New trail constructed on Big Obsidian Flow at Newberry.
• November 1989 - Newberry Monument legislation introduced in Congress.