Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria Sign Fire Management MOU
Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria Sign Fire Management MOUAccord Expands Blue Lake Rancheria’s Capacity for Fire Suppression, Cultural Burning As part of a new agreement between the two Northern California Tribes, the Yurok Fire Department recently started overseeing Blue Lake Rancheria’s fire management operations as well as providing expertise and assistance for cultural burning initiatives. Signed […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts Microgrid tour
On April 15th, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) along with partners from the Schatz Energy Research Center hosted a tour of BLR’s energy system. The participants in this tour group included representatives of several Tribes, faculty from UC Davis, a Department of Energy Fellow, and more. The tour highlighted BLR’s microgrid technologies and gave an opportunity […]
15th Annual California Big Time & Social Gathering
Pop-up Museum
Acorn Workshop
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community experts, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘆 and 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, for sharing their knowledge at the Acorn Workshop. Also, special gratitude to 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗷𝗮𝘀 for helping facilitate this wonderful event. Your guidance and teachings keep traditional practices alive and thriving. 🌿 We’re grateful to everyone who joined us for […]
Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day
Today, we celebrate Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day, a powerful reminder of our strength, survival, and sovereignty. For thousands of years, the Wiyot people and neighboring Tribes lived along the Baduwa’t in deep connection with the land and waterways. But in the mid-1800s, everything changed. The California Gold Rush brought devastating violence, forced removals, and […]
Tribal Clean Energy Summit
On Tuesday, Blue Lake Rancheria participated in the California Energy Commission’s Tribal Clean Energy Summit. Heidi Moore-Guynup, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs offered perspectives centered on microgrid innovations, clean energy workforce development and highlighted the Tribal Energy Resilience and Sovereignty (TERAS) project project during a panel moderated by Jana Ganion. Efforts are underway to […]
Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program
March 18, 2025 Dear Community Members, Local Farmers, and Supporters, We want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for funding the Blue Lake Rancheria Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the past two years. Through this support, we have been able to purchase and […]
Basic CERT Training
This past weekend, Blue Lake Rancheria assisted their partner, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘁 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, with Basic CERT training in Southern Humboldt by supporting instructors through our CERT grant funds. The 23- hour course was well attended and graduated 33 new CERT members for community disaster preparedness in the Southern Humboldt area. Many of the attendees represented rural […]
Hoops and Heros Recap
Last Thursday, the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police Department hit the court at Eureka High School for the Hoops & Heroes event! 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 and 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗝 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝘀 played alongside Humboldt County first responders in a fun matchup against Zane’s 8th grade boys and girls basketball teams. With a little help from donation-powered points, […]