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The Struggle For Rattlesnake Island

The oldest human remains so far discovered in California belong to the Elem Pomo Nation, who have lived on the eastern and southern shores of the Clear Lake basin for at least 10,000 years, also inhabiting much of the peninsula between eastern and southern arms of the lake. For a minimum of 5,000 of those years, the Elem’s way of life has centered on an island, roughly 56 acres in surface area, located just off the north shore of the lake’s eastern arm. The island has been the home of five documented Elem village sites, as well as dance houses, cremation pits, human burial sites — in short, the major hallmarks of the people’s religious, cultural, and political life.

In spite of nearly 200-year history of Euro-American encroachment into the Pomo nation’s ancestral territory, no development has ever taken place on the island. It has been called “arguably the lushest place in Lake County.” Located a mere 60 yards offshore the Elem’s current 50-acre reservation, just outside the sleepy Lake County town of Clearlake Oaks, it is one of the last pristine sacred places to Native Americans in California.

Without it, the Elem Pomo would cease to be who they are as a people.

In 2004, a wealthy Bay Area electronics mogul named John Nady assumed paper title to the island, proposing to build a vacation home along with various supporting structures. Nady says these buildings will be constructed “sustainably,” by which he means an array of solar panels and other accouterments of “green technology.” He asserts that his private property rights ought to trump the Elem’s ability to use the island. Since gaining his paper title, he has even refused to allow the Elem access to the island for ceremonies and other traditional purposes.

Fun Facts about California Cabernet Sauvignon

As you’ve no doubt heard, Governor Jerry Brown has declared September, 2011 to be California Wine Month . It’s a well-deserved honor for the industry, which is very important to California.

But today is not only the first day of California Wine Month. It is also #CabernetDay . People around the world, and especially in California, will be tasting Cabernet Sauvignon and then tweeting and/or writing about it.

In recognition of both events, and to kick things off properly, here are some cool facts about California Cabernet Sauvignon .

Napa County has the most vineyard land dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon with 19,080 acres. But that doesn’t mean it produces the highest volume. With their focus on quality, many Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards are farmed for low-yields and small berries. In 2010, 55,752 tons of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon were harvested, about half of the amount from the Lodi-Woodbridge area.

Looking at all varieties combined, Napa receives the most money for their grapes too, $3,237.97 per ton in 2010. That was 50% higher than the next highest priced California region, Sonoma County-Marin County. And the average price per ton for Napa Cabernet Sauvignon was $4,456. (One ton of grapes makes roughly 120 gallons of wine. So, you could say the cost of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to wineries is $37 per gallon.

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