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 […]

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 […]

Blue Lake Rancheria hosts Green Cross Academy of Traumatology

On Wednesday, June 18th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) hosted a course held by 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗧). The 𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗧 responds to requests from individuals, organizations, and other entities following a traumatic event. The requests can include any or all of the following: Crisis Assistance and Counseling Assessment and Referral Services Orientation and Consultation […]

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 […]