Wednesday: Acting Chairman Jason Ramos of Blue Lake Rancheria, Chairman Buster Attebery of the Karuk Tribe along with Tribal staff, the Schatz Energy Research Center and the Redwood Coast Energy Authority met with Congressman Jared Huffman and Congressman Adam Schiff
CPUC Commissioner Darcie Houck hosts a discussion on how microgrids are a reliable and resilient energy supply, lower energy cost burden, and greater energy self-reliance in support of tribal energy sovereignty. #EPICSymposium2024
Tribal Administrator, Jason Ramos, speaks about BLR's long-term goal for a transition to a zero-carbon community that will support enhanced environmental, economic, and cultural resiliency. BLR continues to forge a path towards clean energy sovereignty.
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Blue Lake Rancheria congratulates @humboldtcalpoly for breaking ground on their new Engineering and Technology building! The first building on campus built using mass timber. It meets LEED gold standards. Students will access to state of the art research and design center in it.
Blue Lake Rancheria, spoke at yesterday’s Economic Forecast event hosted by the Eureka Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to all those involved. BLR remains committed to advancing clean energy and growing the local workforce.
Last month, BLR NACTEP Youth Program Services Coordinator Lisa K. Hoffman attended the Trinidad Rancheria Ner-er-nerh Days celebration. The Event was a celebration of the Trinidad Rancheria Harbor Properties being placed into Trust for the Tribe.
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Great news! Blue Lake Rancheria is going to promote Blue Carbon Sequestration!
Blue Lake Rancheria was selected to receive $11,498,810 from the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.
We just wrapped the "Unity in Action: Lessons from the Frontline for a Stronger Tomorrow" panel featuring Patty Bruder, Executive Director of North Coast Opportunities, Andrew Bogar, Emergency Manager of @blr_tribe moderated by Sonya Harris, Senior Advisor for #ListosCalifornia
TERAS will empower Tribes transform one of the state’s least reliable electrical circuits into a highly resilient renewable energy system. Supported by $88 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP) program.
Blue Lake Rancheria, Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes, Schatz Energy Research Center and the Redwood Coast Energy Authority have received notification that their Tribal Energy Resilience and Sovereignty project (TERAS) will be funded by the Department of Energy.
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Thanks to NRCS funding and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe is focusing on climate-smart mitigation practices with restoration co-benefits, such as riparian forest buffers. https://t.co/n5rasQqSfo
Blue Lake Rancheria’s, West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA) Fellow, Ysabelle Yrad, along with Tribal Leaders and representatives met in Washington DC during Capitol Hill Ocean Week to advocate on behalf of Clean Energy, meaningful consultation, offshore wind and Tribal Sovereignty.
We thank the West Coast Ocean Tribal Caucus delegation of Tribal Leaders & representatives from WA OR & CA for meeting with @WHCEQ Chair Mallory & @WHOSTP Deputy Lubchenco during Ocean Week to discuss concerns & topics of mutual interest such as climate change & offshore wind
This week, Blue Lake Rancheria administration, Dr. Jason Ramos, Acting Tribal Chair and Heidi Moore-Guynup, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs have been host to an educational delegation representing Australia’s Charles Darwin University.
Tribal energy success story 🌟 Microgrids support tenuous lifelines during grid shutdowns. Learn how Blue Lake Rancheria's (@blr_tribe) foresight and planning delivered "just-in-time" resilience as the climate crisis intensifies: https://t.co/fFXUHRFRfY
Blue Lake Rancheria was host to a local charter school’s class last week.
Students toured Blue Lake Rancheria's microgrid, and our Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, Heidi Moore-Guynup spoke with students and answered questions solar panels and how we use our microgrid.
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Administrator, Jason Ramos and Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, Heidi Moore-Guynup were joined yesterday by Elizabeth Krauth who serves as the Director of the North Bay/North Coast U.S. Export Assistance Center.