Our One Word Definition of the Delta - Cornerstone

On November 28, 2011 Delta Stewardship Council Chairman, Phil Isenberg visited North Delta CARES.  In the course of the evening, Mr. Isenberg used the word 'rural' to describe the Delta and challenged us to define the Delta in our own words...

If was from that challenge this blog took its name California 'Cornerstone' from the words of Ms. Nicole Suard, Esq. and Managing Partner of Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC:

If we must pick just one word to describe the Delta, it should be “Cornerstone”

We, the Delta region collectively are:

The Cornerstone of California’s agricultural economy, with 80% of California's Class 1 Prime Soils located within the boundaries of the North Delta Water Agency,

The Cornerstone of California’s water supply resource,

The causeway for many important fish species like salmon, as well as the international Pacific Flyway including up to 700 diverse terrestrial and aquatic species,

The Prime northern California freshwater recreation area with 700+ navigable miles of freshwater rivers and sloughs to explore and recreate in,

And an emerging world class wine grape Appellation.

We, along with the San Francisco Bay, are the cornerstone of California’s history.  As the first major population areas were in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento with thriving communities along the transportation routes…the Sacramento River, her tributaries, and the San Joaquin River.

The Delta region and Bay Area are also the cornerstone of the natural gas industry of California, and becoming the cornerstone of the wind turbine industry.

And last but most certainly not the least, up until 2013, has been the cornerstone of state politics in Sacramento.