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The Redwood Region - in Google’s Backyard 

“If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have replied ‘faster horses”   -    Henry Ford

We know what we want, and it's not faster horses.   Here are some more reasons why we'd be a great community for the Google Network.

1.  The Redwood Region is An Internationally Known Place.

• The Redwoods, Now and Forever See Us In National Geographic Here and Here
• Rivers and Oceans and Lagoons
• The Indigenous People:  Three Largest Indigenous Tribes of California.
  • Yurok http://www.yuroktribe.org/
  • Hoopa http://www.hoopa-nsn.gov/
  • Karuk  http://www.karuk.us/ 
• We've Got a Great History
  • Humboldt Historical Society
  • Arcata 150th Videos - Produced by Arcata High School students.
  • Eureka Heritage Society

2.  Test Results:  Valid and Accessible

• The Humboldt Bay Cities of Eureka and Arcata
• Fiber Deployment, Quick and Sure

3.  We Are An Innovative Community In Research and the Green Economy

• Campus Center for Alternative Technology
• Shatz Energy Research Lab

4.  We Are A Creative Community.

• Dell Arte http://www.dellarte.com/dellarte.aspx?id=2
• Humboldt Arts Council http://www.humboldtarts.org/index.htm
• The Ink People http://inkpeople.org/index.html
• Great Music

5.  We Are A Community That Values Education

• Humboldt State University
• College of the Redwoods
• Eureka High School's Eureka Academy for Service-Learning with Technology (EAST)
• Humboldt County Schools

6.  We Are Leaders in Delivering Health Diversified Health Care

• United Indian Health Service
• Open Door Health Clinic Network Telemedicine Project
• California Center for Rural Policy

7.  We Are An Involved Community

• Access Humboldt
• City Of Arcata E-Comment Website and Granicus Case Study

8.  We Are Leaders In Using The Internet To Communicate

• InterNews
• Stream Guys
• HumbyTV

9.  We Have Innovative Public/Private Partnerships

• Humboldt Made
• North Coast Prosperity

10.  We Have Great Food - Which We Know Will Be Important To Your Visit!

• Farmers’ Markets
• Oysters

11.  You Will Love Your Time Here! 

• Eureka's Old Town
• The Kinetic Sculpture Race and Appropriate Technologies http://redwoods.info/video.asp?category=Events  
• The Innovative Arcata Marsh
• Center Arts

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