Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This report documents the condition of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) using the new approach developed in FY09. It is the second time this approach has been used for the sensitive and threatened sites—the initial use is reported by Lebow and Mirro (2009). The work reported here responds to the Statement of Work XUMUOS8809, CONS-Monitor Cultural Sites, Sensitive Archaeological (FY2009), Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, dated July 2009. The statement of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Douglas R. Harro. Rebecca L. McKim. Charles M. Hodges. Ann M. Munns. Erin A. Enright. Leann G. Haslouer.

This report documents Applied EarthWorks’ investigations at the Sudden Flats Site, with emphasis on the testing and data recovery excavations. Earlier phases of work are detailed by Lebow, Haslouer et al. (2011) and enough of that work is repeated or summarized in the report to provide context. In this report, Chapter 1 introduces the site and the purpose of the archaeological study. Chapter 2 provides context by presenting natural and cultural settings. Chapter 3 is a research design that...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan. Eric S. Nocerino.

Habitat restoration efforts for the Western Snowy Plover, Phase II, at Purisima Point and Minuteman Beach prompted a review of records, re-survey, and re-mapping of cultural resources. Due to shifting sands within the active dune field, the lack of landmarks, outdated GPS equipment, and the practice of "lumping" two or more artifact scatters within larger polygons that do not contain artifacts, additional information was required. Access routes through "clean" sand were established and VAFB...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Eric S. Nocerino.

This report documents site conditions in Zones 2 and 3. Both subzones in each zone were examined. Table 1-1 lists the sites by subzone. Altogether, there are 353 sites in Zones 2 and 3, including 89 in Zone 2a, 102 in Zone 2b, 86 in Zone 3a, and 76 in Zone 3b. No sites in either zone are on the list of sensitive and threatened resources. One previously unrecorded site (CA-SBA-4078) was discovered in Zone 2a. Figure 1-2 illustrates the distribution of sites in Zone 2 and Figure 1-3 shows site...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rick Bury. Antoinette Padgett. Dan Reeves.

This report presents data collected and work performed for the purpose of assisting the 30th Space Wing of the United States Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in meeting its federal agency responsibilities under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 and to assist VAFB in compliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1970 (ARPA). These sites require monitoring on an annual basis for the purposes of enforcing ARPA and to implement and/or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Rebecca L. McKim. Douglas R. Harro. Michelle Newcomb.

Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) maintains an extensive system of firebreaks and fire access roads to minimize the risk of wildfire to mission-critical facilities. A number of known archaeological sites intersect with components of that system. To comply with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, and Air Force Instruction 32-7065, Vandenberg AFB has undertaken a program of investigating...

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

This document is a Section 106 compliance report for the C2 Power Line Replacement Project. The U.S. Air Force intends to replace various power lines on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to mission-critical facilities. Among those is the C2 overhead power line system that supports facilities on Burton Mesa. In addition, the C2 system extends beyond the base and onto Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) property at the Lompoc Penitentiary. Altogether, it covers...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Rebecca L. McKim. Douglas R. Harro. Michelle L. Newcomb. Dina M. Ryan.

This document is a report that documents the archaeological investigation of an eroding Arroyo wall within CA-SBA-639. The report is comprised of nine chapters and seven appendices. This first chapter introduces the site as well as the scope and purpose of the work reported here. Chapter 2 provides context by summarizing the natural and cultural setting. A brief research design is provided in Chapter 3; it is a greatly reduced version of the research design contained in Appendix A. Methods used...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Nocerino. Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is the report for the condition assessment of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg AFB in FY14. The work reported here responds to the scope of work described for Work Element 8—XUMUOS8014 Monitor, Cultural Resources: Sensitive Archaeological Sites under Task Order X017 of Contract N62742-14-D-1863, dated September 8, 2014.Table 1-1 lists the sites that were examined during FY14 and indicates whether impacts were mapped.

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 Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Outdoor Recreation Cabins 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 Josh Smallwood. Roscoe Loetzerich.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B7, B10, and K5 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 Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the SLC-4 East flame trench catchment area 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 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...