(Vancouver, WA) -- Planning is underway to build a lodge near Mt. St. Helens. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has issued a 30-year operating permit to the Mount St. Helens Institute which is working on the plan. It would be built at the Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center, which was constructed in 1993 and closed in 2007. In 2011, the Mount St. Helens Institute opened the center for youth education programs. They're working to raise money and design a lodge, cabins, and campgrounds to create a world-class experience for visitors.