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 Tribe’s 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—a critical economic and emergency resource for our community. Maintained by the Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department, this “solar-ready” system features a 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘆, 𝟲𝟬𝗸𝗪 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗩 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, […]

Daluviwi’ Community Garden Progress

Check out the progress of the 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘄𝗶’ Community Garden this season! 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 Garden Manager 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀 gives a tour of the garden, showing us everything that goes into the management of it. The 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘄𝗶’ 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, 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗿, an Officer of the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, graduated the police academy at College of the Redwoods. 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗿 has been working at Blue Lake since 2007, starting his career at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel before working for Tribal Security at 𝗕𝗟𝗥. During his time […]

Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Training

Last week, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 hosted a training led by 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀, Senior Environmental Scientist at the Northern California Water Board, about identifying 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 (𝗛𝗔𝗕). In this training session, students were introduced with a presentation detailing the different species of 𝗖𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (Blue-Green Algae), how to identify them, and how […]

Honoring the memory of Philip R. Aycock

We honor the memory of longtime employee, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗥. 𝗔𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸. 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 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗜 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 prepared fresh meals to be delivered as frozen home delivery to established elders in the 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲, BLR Title VI Nutrition Director, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱, BLR Title VI Nutrition Assistant, and 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆𝘀, BLR Title VI Nutrition Intern prepare and send […]

Blue Lake Rancheria hosts annual Cultural Burn Summit

On Wednesday, June 25th, and Thursday, June 26th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) hosted the third annual Cultural Burn Seminar, coordinated by 𝗬𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲, and 𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘, assisted by 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗔), and 𝗕𝗟𝗥 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗢𝗘𝗦). 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, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) hosted the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹’s (𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗖) 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, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 Clean Energy Fellow 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 attended the 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, hosted by fellows at Cooperativa Hidroelectrica de la Montana. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 participated in a 4-day immersive summit, visiting communities facing energy insecurity and learning about some renewable energy solutions to Puerto Rico’s […]

Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police participate in Torch Run for Special Olympics

On Wednesday, June 18th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 participated in the 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗻 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 […]