MYIA Interns at Alice Birney Elementary School
On November 14th at Alice Birney Elementary School, a group of Modern Youth Internship Academies (MYIA) interns from Eureka High School gathered to assist Alice Birney Elementary School staff in leading after school activities for elementary students. The MYIA interns at Alice Birney Elementary School have been working with the Site Supervisor, Tina Toomata, and […]
Halloween Cultural Burn
This Halloween, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Tribal Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) got dressed up in fire protective gear in order to conduct a cultural burn on Leavey Ranch. This cultural burn was led by Dr. Frank Kanahwa Lake, and was attended by students from Karley Rojas’ NAS 333: Food Sovereignty Lab Class, the Humboldt […]
Sturgeon Sampling with Cal Poly Humboldt Fisheries Grad Student Olivia Boeberitz
Olivia Boeberitz is a Cal Poly Humboldt Fisheries graduate student who is partnered with and supported by the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Tribal Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) through the North Coast Tribal Fisheries Collaborative, a partnership between Tribal, university, state, and federal personnel. Olivia’s research aims to reveal the seasonal presence, habitat use, and movement […]
Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Trinity County
On 10/18, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services (OES) visited the Nor-Rel-Muk Community and Cultural Center in the Trinity Alps to lead the first ever Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in Trinity County. Over two weekends, around 20 local community members came together to learn practical disaster-response skills, and how volunteers can […]
Jason Ramos receives award from Toys for Tots foundation
On this Veterans Day, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) extends our deepest respect and gratitude to all who have served, especially our many Tribal member and employee veterans whose courage, dedication, and sacrifice continue to strengthen our community. On November 8th, BLR had the honor of commemorating the 250th birthday of the United States Marine […]
Tanner Lewis White Coat Ceremony
On 10/24/2025, Tanner Lewis, a Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Member, made a great achievement in his educational career. Tanner has been studying Optometry at the College of Optometric Medicine at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah, and on 10/24, he joined his class in their white coat ceremony. In medical schools, the […]
Cultural Tanoak Burn at Leavey Ranch
On 10/7/2025, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Tribal Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) conducted a cultural burn at Leavey Ranch, led by fire practitioner Dr. Frank Kanahwa Lake. The burn’s objectives included returning fire to a landscape that had faced over 150 years of fire exclusion, pest control, supporting a hazel grove in epicormic resprouting for […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts College Administrator tour
On 10/8/2025, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) hosted a group of college administrators supporting Economic Workforce Development across community colleges in the Far North California region, encompassing Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties. The Far North California region is characterized by its sparsely populated, heavily forested landscapes. The group was taken on a tour of […]
Department of Water Resources Flood Fight Training
On 10/9/2025, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services held a Flood Fight Training led by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). This Flood Fight training taught participants how to address flooding through the use of flood fight mitigation methods, including the construction of sandbag structures, diversion walls, muscle walls, and sack rings. […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police Taser Training
On 10/7/2025, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Tribal Police Department hosted a law enforcement TASER Energy Weapon Operator Certification training. This training was an interTribal effort, bringing Officers from the Blue Lake Rancheria, Yurok, and Hoopa Tribal Police departments out for the training. Together they learned how to properly and safely handle and discharge a […]