A typical April week with 1.01” of rain, ETo 0.25”, and mostly cool and cloudy. Ruth Lake Reservoir 101% on 4/25. Mad River 7.51 ft and 1019.21 cfs/Eel River 12.77 ft and 5674.31 cfs at Scotia. Weeds, grasses and wildflowers  all blooming and seeding, and fir trees look to have an abundant crop of cones after almost none last year. California Fish and Wildlife issued a warning reminder on Salmon Poisoning Disease, which can be dangerous or deadly to dogs, when they ingest raw or undercooked salmon (I know having almost lost a dog to it many years ago—a neighbor threw away salmon entrails along our fence line within easy access to my dog).  On an interesting side note involving dogs and salmon, in the early 1850s when Indian Agent Redick McKee was negotiating the first treaty with the Hoopa Tribe, members of his party were astounded to find the tribe had dogs that loved to eat salmon and were not affected by it’s danger. Due to student occupation of the administration building at Cal Poly Humboldt, the university has been put on a hard lockdown and closed for the rest of the semester. Student learning and finals will be remote. Dorm students are confined to their rooms but allowed to go to and from the dining halls. Anyone found on campus can be cited for trespassing. All other activities have been cancelled. Whether graduation will happen has not been announced. There is a very large police presence with dozens of out-of-area officers in town. Identified students who participated in the occupation are being suspended pending hearings on their future status.