𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱

As part of our commitment to clean energy and climate resilience, Blue Lake Rancheria continues to lead with innovation. Our Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department recently completed a major upgrade to the Tribe’s primary microgrid—an essential system that provides power to the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼, 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹, 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, and the […]

ODART Airlift Exercise

On Saturday, June 14th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’s (𝗕𝗟𝗥) 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗢𝗘𝗦) conducted a disaster response exercise with 𝗢𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗧) and McKinleyville 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧). Emergency Manager 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗿 and OES Outreach Coordinator 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 participated in this response exercise to better understand the logistics of having supplies […]

Sports Wagering Discussions

On Monday, June 9th, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 hosted a Tribally led discussion on the future of sports wagering.   The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA) presented a proposed framework for consideration—one that could create new opportunities for BLR and other Tribes across California.   This conversation is part of an ongoing dialogue […]

Indian Health Services Delegation visits BLR

On Thursday, June 12th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) Tribal Chairman Jason Ramos and 𝗕𝗟𝗥 Director of Tribal and Government Affairs Heidi Moore-Guynup had the honor of hosting a delegation from 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗜𝗛𝗦) including:   𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 – Acting Director, IHS 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 – Director, California area IHS 𝗖𝗺𝗱𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 – Director, Office […]

Leadership Redwood Coast Panel Discussion

Last week, Blue Lake Rancheria’s 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗿 joined a panel discussion for 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁, focused on regional disaster preparedness and response.   Moderated by 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗘𝗢/𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲, the panel also included 𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮 (Humboldt, Del Norte, and Western Trinity counties), 𝗥𝗶𝗼 […]

Remembering Marina “Rena” Sunseri

Today, June 12, we celebrate the life of 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶—and it’s hard to believe she’s been gone nearly two and a half years. While not a Tribal member, she was a beloved part of the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 community and is deeply missed by all whose lives she touched.   Rena, as she was affectionately […]

Nested Microgrid Plans

Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) extends our sincere appreciation to the 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (CEC) for the awarded $5 million in follow-on funding through the EPIC program for our 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝟮.𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. BLR previously received a $5 million EPIC grant, which supported the commissioning of our existing microgrid. This project’s success has served as a model […]

Blue Lake Rancheria in Capitol Hill

  𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) was recently represented in Washington D.C. during 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬. This was an opportunity for the Tribe to meet with policymakers, scientists, managers, and agency staff on ocean policy issues. 𝗕𝗟𝗥 is a member of the 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, which convenes Tribal, State, and Federal governments on current […]

Final Teen CERT Training

This week at the 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐇𝐂𝐎𝐄), Blue Lake Rancheria’s 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐎𝐄𝐒) offered their final 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓) Training for local students for this year. Emergency Manager 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐫, OES Programs Assistant 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐜 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐲, and OES Outreach Coordinator 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 led the training session, giving students […]

Robinson Rancheria Visit

This week, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 and members of Blue Lake Rancheria’s (BLR) Sustainability & Resilience team welcomed Tribal Members and representatives from the 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮. The visit focused on Blue Lake Rancheria’s clean energy transition and microgrid technologies—innovations that continue to inspire interTribal knowledge sharing and partnership. BLR and […]