Nested Microgrid Plans
Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) extends our sincere appreciation to the ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (CEC) for the awarded $5 million in follow-on funding through the EPIC program for our ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ.๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐. BLR previously received a $5 million EPIC grant, which supported the commissioning of our existing microgrid. This projectโs success has served as a model Read More ยป
Blue Lake Rancheria in Capitol Hill
ย ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) was recently represented in Washington D.C. during ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ. This was an opportunity for the Tribe to meet with policymakers, scientists, managers, and agency staff on ocean policy issues. ๐๐๐ฅ is a member of the ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, which convenes Tribal, State, and Federal governments on current Read More ยป
Final Teen CERT Training
This week at the ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐), Blue Lake Rancheriaโs ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐) offered their final ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐) Training for local students for this year. Emergency Manager ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ, OES Programs Assistant ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ฒ, and OES Outreach Coordinator ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ led the training session, giving students Read More ยป
Robinson Rancheria Visit
This week, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ and members of Blue Lake Rancheriaโs (BLR) Sustainability & Resilience team welcomed Tribal Members and representatives from the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ. The visit focused on Blue Lake Rancheriaโs clean energy transition and microgrid technologiesโinnovations that continue to inspire interTribal knowledge sharing and partnership. BLR and Read More ยป
Clean Energy Development Talks
Tribal Chairman ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ and Director of Tribal Government Affairs ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ฝ joined California Assemblymember ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐น๐น๐ in Sacramento to discuss Blue Lake Rancheriaโs microgrids, clean energy initiatives, and Proposition 4. This was a unique opportunity for the Tribe to advocate alongside trades, environmental justice organizations, and state legislators in support of clean energy and Read More ยป
Stop the Bleed Day
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐! At Blue Lake Rancheria, we believe that preparedness saves lives. Through our Office of Emergency Services and Resiliency Training & Innovation Center (RTIC), weโve trained over 190 community members in life-saving bleeding control techniques. Our certified instructors, including Emergency Manager ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ, have empowered participants with the skills Read More ยป
Power CA Conference
๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ฝ, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, and ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น, Director of Energy Resilience and Business Development, represented Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) at the POWER CA Conference, held at the Bear River Tish-Non Community Center in Loleta, CA. Their presentation highlighted BLRโs innovative clean energy initiatives, including the Low-Carbon Community Microgrid and Solar Battery Read More ยป
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day Blue Lake Rancheria stands in solidarity with other Tribal Nations, families, and advocates across the country to raise awareness, demand justice, and help end the ongoing crisis of violence against Indigenous people. This day of remembrance began in 2017 to honor ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ Read More ยป
Humboldt Math Festival Sponsorship
Blue Lake Rancheria was proud to be a sponsor of this yearโs ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น! Our Tribal Education Community Services Coordinator, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐, was on site supporting hands-on learning and celebrating the power of math in our community. It was inspiring to see so many fun, creative, and interactive presentations that made math exciting and Read More ยป
Chief of Police In-Service Program
This week, Blue Lake Rancheriaโs ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, attended the 2025 BIA Chief of Police In-Service program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Artesia, New Mexico. This three-day intensive training is tailored for law enforcement managers, focusing on leadership development and enhancing operational effectiveness to address the evolving challenges facing Read More ยป