Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Karin Pitts-Olmedo.

This contractor generated Section 106 and 110 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County in California. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District project as a single...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This report documents the FY16 condition assessments of sites in Zones 10a, 9a, 9b, and 8b (Tables 1, 2, and 3) using the previous systems setup by Applied Earthworks. The zones selected for FY16 were in response to the Canyon Fire of September 2016. The Canyon Fire burnt approximately 12,742 acres on South Base across sites in Zones 10a, 9a, 9b, and 8b (Figure 1-5). The condition of sites within the burn area were assessed for direct and indirect impacts as a result of the fire. CH2M completed...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood.

This report documents the methods and results of a study to inventory and evaluate a total of six Titan I and Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch complexes on the northern portion of Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight, Environmental Section, Environmental Assets (30 CES/CEIEA) at Vandenberg AFB initiated a study performed by Applied EarthWorks, Inc. to identify the historical...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the B10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B10 Feeder Lines replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Audrey Lindsay. Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report that consists of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Replacement of Damaged Circuit N6 Electrical Poles Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the replacement of damaged Circuit N6 electrical poles project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Brian Glenn.

This document is a contractor generated letter report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 project as a single Section 106 report. Arcadis U.S., Inc. (Arcadis) was retained by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) offices...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the proposed Perimeter Civil Structure at Space Launch Complex 4E on Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vandenberg AFB determined that this project is an undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended). The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the proposed perimeter civil...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation Restoration Program Site 13C Remediation. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation Restoration Program Site 13C remediation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML). Christopher Ryan. 30 CES/CEIEA, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Oak Mountain Solar Farm Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Oak Mountain Solar Farm project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich. 30 CES/CEIEA, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Coast Road Culvert Repair Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Coast Road culvert repair project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Audrey Lindsay. Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML).

This document is a report that details the stratigraphic findings of the Honda Ridge Pilot Project, beginning with a background on the Honda Ridge rock art site and three proposed site use interpretations proposed by researchers. Recent stratigraphic analysis applications in rock art research are discussed, followed by an explanation of the Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center’s digital microscopy methods and stratigraphic analysis process, and how these methods were adapted to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Environmental Flight Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEVNC).

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation Remediation Program, Site ST171 Remediation Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation Remediation Program, Site ST171 Remediation project as a single Section 106 report. Applied EarthWorks was tasked with supporting the 30 CES/CEIEA Section 106 compliance effort through...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Nicchitta.

This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B). The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Extended Phase I Testing for the South Base Utility Underground project as a single Section 106 report. The CAPE Environmental Management, Inc. (CAPE) contracted with Albion to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This report documents and outlines the condition assessment of each rock art site on VAFB for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). This report lists information about each site and brief summaries about common impacts, tasks, and specific observations at sites. Information in this report focuses on areas at rock art sites with significant impacts, high-risk areas for impacts, and professional insight to help understand the sensitivity of sites and implemented management strategies. This report outlines...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Nicchitta.

This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)/Obstacle Course Improvements Project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the ATV/Obstacle Course Improvements project as a single Section 106 report. To support Section 106 compliance requirements, CAPE Environmental Management, Inc. (CAPE) contracted with Albion to complete this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jon Picciuolo.

Appendix B is a memorandum report that outlines a potential unrecorded pictographic element in the rock art at Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503). Jon Picciuolo has submitted the memorandum as a record of the observation of the possible unrecorded pictographic element at Swordfish Cave. The memorandum outlines the element as possibly representing a Chumash harpoon toggle point. The element is on Panel 3 of the rock art at Swordfish Cave. The memorandum includes a description of the element and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Nocerino.

This document is a contractor generated letter report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Remediation at IRP Site 171 Project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the remediation at IRP Site 171 project as a single Section 106 report. To support their National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance requirements, the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Installation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Audrey Lindsay. Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML).

In September 2016, the Canyon Fire burned approximately 12,742 acres on southern Vandenberg Air Force Base. The wildfire impacted three rock art sites, but most negatively affected the Honda Ridge rock art site (CA-SBA-550). The northeastern side of the pictograph panel took the brunt of the fire impacts, resulting in extensive carbon deposits, micro- and macro spalling, and possibly host rock discoloration (Murphy 2017). This study, more broadly situated within the Honda Ridge Pilot Project,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Base Laundry Demolition and Soil Remediation Project. The purpose of the document is to identify historic properties and compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Base Laundry and Soil Remediation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Audrey K. Lindsay. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the N4 Manholes and Conduit Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the N4 Manholes and Conduit Replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Josh Smallwood.

This document is a Section 106 report for an archaeological investigation and an assessment of adverse effects in support of the Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Narlon bridge replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for individual...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the bridge replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for individual...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This report documents and outlines the condition assessment of each rock art site on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). This report lists information about each site and brief summaries about common impacts, tasks, and specific observations at sites. Information in this report focuses on areas at rock art sites with significant impacts, high-risk areas for impacts, and professional insight to help understand the sensitivity of sites and implemented management...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This report documents the condition assessment of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base. The sensitive and threatened sites are cultural resources with high informational value and are important to Native American groups, such as the Chumash, and have active impact agents and/or the potential to be severely impacted. This report documents the condition of these sites using the new approach developed by Applied EarthWorks and Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEIEA) in 2009...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Lift Station 1758 Force Main Sewer Line Reroute and Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Life Station 1758 Force Main Sewer Line Reroute and Replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California...