Solar Resilience: Powering Food, Fuel, & Essential Services

At Blue Lake Rancheria, our commitment to sustainability and service goes hand-in-hand. One of our key microgrid systems powers the Tribeโs ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโa critical economic and emergency resource for our community. Maintained by the Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department, this โsolar-readyโ system features a ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ช ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐, […]
Daluviwi’ Community Garden Progress

Check out the progress of the ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถโ Community Garden this season! ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ Garden Manager ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ gives a tour of the garden, showing us everything that goes into the management of it. The ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถโ Community Garden is funded through the USDA UAIP grant, and its compost program is funded […]
Kyle Mayr’s Police Academy Graduation

Last week on 7/11/2025, ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ, an Officer of the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, graduated the police academy at College of the Redwoods. ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ has been working at Blue Lake since 2007, starting his career at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel before working for Tribal Security at ๐๐๐ฅ. During his time […]
Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Training

Last week, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ hosted a training led by ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐, Senior Environmental Scientist at the Northern California Water Board, about identifying ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐น๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ (๐๐๐). In this training session, students were introduced with a presentation detailing the different species of ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (Blue-Green Algae), how to identify them, and how […]
Honoring the memory of Philip R. Aycock

We honor the memory of longtime employee, ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฅ. ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ. Phil was a beloved member of the Blue Lake Rancheria family and served the Tribe for over 30 years as an Accountant and Chief Financial Officer. He passed away in 2024, leaving behind a legacy grounded in love, community, and unwavering dedication. Today was his […]
Preparing Meals for the Blue Lake Rancheria Elder’s Food Program

Last week, the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) ๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ prepared fresh meals to be delivered as frozen home delivery to established elders in the ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐น๐ฒ, BLR Title VI Nutrition Director, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ, BLR Title VI Nutrition Assistant, and ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐, BLR Title VI Nutrition Intern prepare and send […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts annual Cultural Burn Summit

On Wednesday, June 25th, and Thursday, June 26th, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) hosted the third annual Cultural Burn Seminar, coordinated by ๐ฌ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ, and ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐, assisted by ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ (๐ง๐๐ฃ๐), and ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ (๐ข๐๐ฆ). The seminar on Wednesday involved speakers from many different organizations across the […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts NCIDC Pathways to Prosperity Summit

On Thursday, June 26th, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) hosted the ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐นโs (๐ก๐๐๐๐) 2nd annual Pathways to Prosperity Summit. This event brought together Tribal and Community leaders to share resources, network opportunities, and best practices for economic development. Panels included representatives from labor unions, Tribal education departments and business owners, government officials, […]
Blue Lake Rancheria attends Puerto Rico Innovative Distributed Energy Conference

From June 16th to June 20th, 2025, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ Clean Energy Fellow ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ attended the ๐ฃ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, hosted by fellows at Cooperativa Hidroelectrica de la Montana. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ participated in a 4-day immersive summit, visiting communities facing energy insecurity and learning about some renewable energy solutions to Puerto Ricoโs […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police participate in Torch Run for Special Olympics

On Wednesday, June 18th, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ participated in the ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐๐ป for Special Olympics in Old Town Eureka, along with other police departments across Humboldt County. Every year, Special Olympics supporters are paired with law enforcement personnel as they carry the Flame of Hope through areas of California. This […]