Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Cultural Resource Archive - Documents, Images, and other Data

DOCUMENT Full-Text Environmental Solutions, Inc..

This document is a Section 106 inventory report for the proposed construction of a new space launch complex (SLC-7). The report includes geotechnical testing in the vicinity of Cypress Ridge terrace, to assess the viability of the location. Previous geotechnical testing in this area was supported by a No Effect determination. Two archaeological sites have been recorded in the vicinity of the proposed geotechnical testing from archaeological surface surveys and limited subsurface testing as part...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jason Marmor.

This document is a monitoring report describing archaeological observation of geotechnical core drilling at the proposed project site of Space Launch Complex 7 (SLC-7). Monitoring of soil core extraction at selected locations was recommended as a result of an earlier intensive cultural resources survey of the SLC 7 project area. During the course of the project a number of lithic artifacts including possibly utilized flakes were observed on the surface in the vicinity of the terrace top just...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James L. Rudolf.

This document is a letter report describing the results of Phase I archaeological surveys along the routes of four proposed fence lines in Santa Lucia Canyon and in the San Antonio Valley and Purisima Hills. One archaeological site and two isolated finds were identified during the survey in Areas 2 and 3. No cultural resources were observed in Survey Areas 1 and 4.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

An archaeological survey was conducted for the Santa Ynez Raw Waterline project consisting of 3.5 miles of 5' deep trenches which will follow East and West Farm Roads and Terra Road from Well #5A on United States Penitentiary property in Lompoc to the Water Treatment Plant on VAFB. Seven archaeological sites and one isolate were identified during the archaeological surface survey. Three sites had been previously recorded and four new sites were temporarily designated USP-1 through USP-4. Six of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dames and Moore, Inc..

This document is a report that presents the results of a testing program completed at archaeological sites SBA-793 and -917 by Dames & Moore in October, 1988. The purpose of the work was to: 1) assess potential impacts to the sites from replacement of a security fence surrounding the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California and 2) to gather information necessary to assess the potential eligibility of SBa-917 for inclusion on the National...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tetra Tech, Inc..

This document constitutes a Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (Figure 1.1-1). This district was created by the Air Force to facilitate management because most archaeological sites in the district contain data relevant to a common research theme. The district includes that part of north Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) which could be affected by the construction and opera­tion of various Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM} test programs....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Larry A. Carbone.

Before testing and mitigation fieldwork was undertaken at CA-SBA-594 during Phase II of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison program, it was noted that surface artifact distributions differed from those reported in previous survey and site record forms from 1979. This discrepancy no doubt came about from shifting dune activity exposing alternate areas of site materials through time. As well as distributional variance, surface frequencies appeared higher than initially reported at Locus I adjacent and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This report outlines the eligibility of the Marshallia Ranch House (Building 1338) for NRHP listing. The building is located at the golf course on VAFB (S of Casmalia) and is also known as the Distinguished Visiting Officers Quarters. It is scheduled for minor renovations with a major upgrade planned for FY 1991. The Marshallia Ranch has been subjected to preliminary evaluation as part of the San Antonio Terrace National Register District. The opinion from those documents is that the ranch...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This documents is a Section 106 report for the archaeological survey of a proposed power control line. The line is to allow resynchronization of standby and commercial power at the "K" substation (Building 676) from a remote power plant (Building 525). Three sections of the line will be buried by trenching. Prior to the surface survey, a records and literature search was conducted. No previously recorded archaeological sites lie within the APE, though CA-SBA-1940 runs adjacent to extant power...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Vandenberg Air Force Base.

This document is a brief report presenting the results of a Section 106 study for the Minuteman Launch Support System project on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Osland.

This document is a one page report for the excavation of 6 shovel test pits at the Titan Pasture A (Gate location). The report provides a breakdown of the 6 STPS including the artifacts that were observed.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alex N. Kirkish.

This document is Section 106 archaeological inventory and effects testing report for the proposed construction of a test radar facility at one of three alternate project sites. The proposed project, which is primarily a testing and feasibility study, will entail minimal construction and will primarily involve the utilization of temporary test facilities. Since all three alternative project locations had not been previously inventoried for historic properties, an intensive surface survey was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This report presents the results of a subsurface archaeological testing program at Sba-793 conducted by the Directorate of Environmental Management in May and June 1990. The purpose of the work was to evaluate the effect of construction of the proposed waste water treatment plant on this National Register eligible site. Despite the disturbed appearance of the ground surface an undisturbed deposit exists within this portion of Sba-793. The deposit, however, does not contain any new or unique...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Environmental Solutions, Inc..

This document is an archival research and intensive survey of a 5.26 km2 study area was accomplished in support of the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the Titan IV/Centaur Launch Complex (TCLC) on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. The study area covers a broad expanse of terrain from Honda Canyon south and east to Canada Agua Vina and includes the locations of the four alternative TCLC sites considered--Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), Cypress...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This report presents the results of an archaeological surface survey conducted to evaluate the replacement of a proposed 69kV power distribution line for effect on historic properties. The study identified eleven archaeological sites and one isolate within the APE. Nine of the sites are prehistoric and two sites are historic. One of the historic sites is a trash dump, and the other an old road. Eight of the eleven sites are crossed by the power line. However, these eight sites will not be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael A. Glassow.

This report presents the results of archaeological investigations on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, undertaken to mitigate the impacts to three archaeological sites by construction of a shuttlecraft tow route. Included in the analysis of data from these sites are selected data from earlier test excavations at eight other sites near the three that are the main focus of analysis. Analysis and interpretations emphasize reconstruction of subsistence-settlement systems through more than 8500...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael A. Glassow.

This report presents the results of archaeological investigations on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), undertaken to mitigate the impacts to three archaeological sites by construction of a shuttlecraft tow route. Included in the analysis of data from these sites are selected data from earlier test excavations at eight other sites near the three that are the main focus of analysis. Analysis and interpretations emphasize reconstruction of subsistence-settlement systems through more than 8500 years...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This report was written to supplement an earlier report (Berry 1990) and to address the comments of the California State Historic Preservation Officer SHPO). Several different types of information were requested by the SHPO and will be addressed in the appropriate sections following the format given in the Office of Historic Preservation publication (1989) “Archaeological Management Reports (ARMR): Recommended Contents and Format.” The earlier report can be found at:...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tetra Tech Inc..

This document is a report that presents the results of cultural resource investigations for the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Project and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This report covers additional survey, testing, and data recovery undertaken for the project at 29 archaeological sites.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Larry A. Carbone. Roger D. Mason.

This document is a report that describes archaeological survey of the remaining unsurveyed areas of Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) was performed by Chambers Group and its principal subcontractor (SAIC). A total of 63,600 acres were surveyed. Of this total, 5,172 acres ( or 8 percent) were surveyed opportunistically. During the survey, 581 prehistoric sites, 11 historic sites, and 8 sites with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded, making 600 new sites recorded on VAFB. In...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wilcoxon Archaeological Consultants.

All sites on the Discrepancy List were re-visited by a crew of four archaeologists and one BTG representative. The BTG representative accompanying the archaeological crew operated a Trimble GPS receiver backpack unit. Sites were relocated using site records, topographic maps and BTG generated maps, referred to as "Grid 46" maps. Upon reaching the general vicinity of the site, we conducted an intensive linear survey at 10 to 15 meter intervals, sweeping back and forth until artifacts described in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas Harro. Rebecca McKim. Sandra Flint. Carole A. Denardo.

This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological testing at CA-SBA-1853 for a power line replacement project on Vandenberg Air Force Base.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan. Clayton G. Lebow. Douglas Harro. Joyce L. Gerber.

This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological investigations for the North Base Fiber-Optic Cable System Project. The U.S. Air Force proposes to construct the North Base Fiber-Optic Cable System on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. The proposed project will involve placement of approximately 23 miles of cable conduit in trenches a maximum of 42 inches deep and 18 inches wide. Archival research identified multiple archaeological sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin Palmer.

This document is a historic context for Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It presents the results of historic resources inventory carried out in 1998 and 1999.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Christopher Ryan.

This report documents the condition of sensitive and threatened cultural resources for FY99. The suite of sensitive and threatened sites was examined during the third quarter and then again during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. Chapter 1 of this report lists the sites examined and briefly describes methods specific to inspection of sensitive and threatened sites. The condition of sensitive and threatened cultural resources examined during the third quarter of FY99 is summarized in...

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This document is a letter report presenting the radiocarbon dating results for three shell samples which were received on November 21 (740-70a-3, 740-72b-3 and 740-97a-1). Two samples were analyzed using AMS while the other was analyzed radiometrically. The method for each analysis is denoted on the report sheet. An invoice is enclosed within the letter. The letter is included in VAFB-2000-02 as Appendix A.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Jill A. Onken. Carole A. Denardo. Douglas R. Harro. Rebecca L. McKim. Joyce L. Gerber.

This document is a report that presents the National Register of Historic Places evaluation and effects determination for a project involving archaeological site CA-SBA-740 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. This study was performed in support of the installation of a retaining wall along Point Sal Road. Altogether, 15 shovel test pits, 1 column sample, and 4 test excavations units were used to gather data for site evaluation, resulting in a total excavated volume...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Harro. Clayton G. Lebow. Rebecca L. McKim. Christopher Ryan. Carole A. Denardo.

This document is a report detailing archaeological investigations at CA-SBA-935, -2321, and -2345 that were prompted by proposed repairs to a road that cuts through these sites. The intent of this study is to define site boundaries, evaluate significance, and assess potential effects from the road repairs. Testing at CA-SBA-935 included 197 shovel test pits and 14 test excavation units, as well as 9 surface-collected artifacts. Four spatially distinct artifact concentrations were identified....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles M. Hodges. Clayton G. Lebow. Rebecca L. McKim.

This document is a report detailing an archaeological investigation completed on Vandenberg Space Force Base following two wildfires (Azalea and Halloween wildfires). This effort included a records and literature search at the base and at the Central Coast Information Center of the California Historical Resource Information System at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); a pedestrian survey of the burned areas; documentation of all previously unknown sites; inspection of previously...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This report documents the condition of sensitive and threatened cultural resources examined during the third quarter of FY2000. Chapter 1 of this report lists the sites examined and briefly describes methods specific to the inspection of sensitive and threatened sites. The condition of sensitive and threatened cultural resources is summarized in Chapter 2. Recommendations for the inspected sites are included in Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 summarizes the results. Chapter 5 is a list of references...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological site condition assessments in Zone 3 on Vandenberg Air Force Base during Fiscal Year 2000. Chapter 1 describes the zone and lists the sites that were examined. Methods used during field work are briefly described in Chapter 2. Results of condition assessments are reported in Chapter 3, and detailed management recommendations are included in Chapter 4. Conditions and management recommendations for all examined resources are...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles M. Hodges. Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that presents the results of an archaeological investigation for the North Vandenberg, Lions Head, and CITS Fiber-Optic Cable Systems Project on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Limited testing at 12 archaeological sites within the project area found no intact cultural deposits, although artifacts were found at 6 of the sites in disturbed contexts. More extensive testing was carried out at CA-SBA-3036 to evaluate the site for the National Register of Historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leslie L. Hartzell.

This document is a report that describes an archaeological investigation of a rock feature at the Molokai Receiver Station in Moloka'i, Hawai'i. The report describes the inventory survey results, assesses the significance of the findings, and makes recommendations for the treatment of the newly identified historic property.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Douglas R. Harro. Rebecca L. McKim. Carole A. Denardo. Jill A. Onken.

This document is a report that describes excavation and stabilization efforts at Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503), a rock art site on Vandenberg Space Force Base. Chapter 1 is an introduction that summaries previous work at the site and outlines the scope of work. Chapter 2 provides a context for site interpretations by summarizing the area's natural and cultural setting. The research design prepared and approved prior to field work is included in Chapter 3. Methods used for both the archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole A. Denardo. Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that includes an inventory of isolated artifacts on Vandenberg Air Force Base and an associated database incorporated into GIS. This list and database serve as a comprehensive review of all sources of isolate data at the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, Environmental Flight Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEVPC), including the existing GIS, multiple sets of site location base maps, existing isolate records and cultural resource field forms, cultural resource reports,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that describes stabilization measures implemented at four sites on Vandenberg Space Force Base. Chapter 1 summarizes the scope of work. Stabilization methods common to all sites are described in Chapter 2; site-specific stabilization measures are documented in Chapter 3. The stabilization effort is summarized and assessed in Chapter 4. Updated site records are included in Appendix A (CA-SBA-908), Appendix B (CA-SBA-1040), Appendix C (CA-SBA-1135), and Appendix D...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that describes the procedures and results of compiling a collection of radiocarbon data from archaeological sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base. Chapter 1 introduces the project and Chapter 2 describes procedures used to collect additional radiocarbon data. Results of the radiocarbon analysis are presented in Chapter 3 and the radiocarbon database itself is summarized in Chapter 4. A printout of the comprehensive radiocarbon database is attached as Appendix A;...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that describes limited archaeological testing at the Marshallia Ranch Golf Course for the development of a new maintenance facility. A total of 20 shovel test pits were excavated and a small quantity of lithic debitage and historic artifacts were found in disturbed soils. No further archaeological studies were recommended for the project due to a lack of integrity.

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This document is a Section 110 report that is characterized as a historic sites management notebook and is the result of a historic resources inventory and evaluation carried out on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) between 1998 and 2000. Standing buildings and structures were the focus of the project. High-priority sites such as the Marshallia Ranch, Sudden Ranch, and Coast Guard Lifeboat Rescue Station received thorough recordation. This included site mapping, photography, pedestrian survey,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that describes cultural resource investigations for the El Rancho Road Bridge Project. A total of 19 cultural resources were identified in the project area. Survey was completed at cut-banks along San Antonio Creek in the vicinity of the proposed bridge. One new site, CA-SBA-3511, was identified during the survey.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This report documents results of cultural resources investigations completed as part of the project's environmental studies. Specifically, the results of a records search at the Central Coastal Information Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara and at the 30th Civil Engineer Environmental Management Office are reported. In addition, the results of an archaeological survey of erosional cutbanks along San Antonio Creek are described.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David DeMar.

This brief letter report details the results of a cultural resource inspection performed on 31 July 2000 for a proposed bore site and access within the Union Pacific railroad right of way.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Applied Earthworks, Incorporated, Fresno, California.

This document is a Section 110 report supporting the development of a Fire Compartmentalization Plan to guide fire protection and suppression activities relative to cultural resources in conjunction with the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP), Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The base maintains a comprehensive system of firebreaks and access roads, and a number of known archaeological sites are intersected by elements of that system. Many of these firebreaks and access...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert O. Gibson. Jeff A. Parsons.

This document addresses the potential for effects to occur to significant historic properties as a result of a proposal to channel storm water from the Providence Landing Project onto and across the Antennae Farm on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, CA.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Howard Higgins. Greig Parker. Ivan H. Strudwick. Jim Railey.

This document presents the results of absence/presence testing at CA-SBA-707 for the Level 3 fiber-optic project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This report documents collection and management of the radiocarbon database during FY 2002. Archaeological reports filed with 30 CES/CEVPC since FY 2000 were examined and radiocarbon data contained in those reports were added to the existing database. In addition, staff at 30 CES/CEVPC were consulted regarding selection of additional radiocarbon samples for processing, analysis, and inclusion in the database. As a consequence, 43 samples were selected from the existing CA-SBA-1010 collection to...

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

This document is a report documenting field investigations of the eight identified rock art sites on the base, including condition assessment and management recommendations for each site, developed in partnership with the Santa Ynez Chumash Tribal Elders Council. The report also contains recommendations for the identification and protection of rock art sites, base-wide.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Douglas R. Harro.

This document is a report that documents the excavation of two test units at archaeological sites CA-SBA-1013 and CA-SBA-3615 on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). During September 2000, approximately 9,000 acres on VAFB were burned in the Harris Wildfire. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) utility poles damaged during the fire had to be replaced in order to provide the U.S. Air Force with continued support. Background research and an archaeological survey of the transmission line...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Dina Coleman.

During fiscal year 1996 (FY96), the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, Environmental Management Flight (30 CES/CEV) on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) established a program to periodically examine the condition of known cultural resources under its jurisdiction. The base was divided into 10 zones of approximately equal size (Figure 1-1 ), with the intent of inspecting all cultural resources in each zone on an annual, rotating basis over the course of 5 years. In addition, 25 sites were identified...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Douglas Harro. Rebecca McKim. Carole A. Denardo.

This report documents archaeological studies at CA-SBA-1036, -1037, -1172/704, 1565, and -2448. All five sites are located along El Rancho Road as it crosses San Antonio Creek on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) (Figures 1-1 and 1-2). El Rancho Road is a crucial primary transportation route on North Vandenberg AFB, providing necessary redundant access for mission-related activities. However, sedimentation has raised the level of the San Antonio Creek streambed and severely reduced the flood...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Leeann G. Haslouer. Nathan Stevens. Wendy M. Nettles. Jason M. Fancher.

This document is a report that presents the results of archaoelogical investigations for the Military Family Housing Expansion Project. The study included (1) survey, (2) absence/ presence testing, and (3) National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing. The three phases of investigation were designed to identify archaeological resources in the vicinity, determine the extent of identified archaeological resources, and evaluate selected resources for significance according to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole A. Denardo.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring conducted by Garcia and Associates (GANDA) along the entire length of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) passing through Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), a distance of approximately 30 miles. Between April 27 and June 30 2004, GANDA monitored ground disturbances associated with the installation of MCI's microduct and microcable. The project purpose was to replace the obsolete fiber optic cable with a microduct and cable. It was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Leeann G. Haslouer. Charles Hansen. Nathan Stevens. Jason M. Fancher.

This document is report that presents the results of Section 106 and 110 investigations for the Heritage Launch Program Demolition project on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The purpose of investigations varied by location, including (1) absence/presence testing at three different isolated artifacts recorded near Building 946; (2) assessing potential adverse effects at archaeological site CA-SBA-1891 near the Santa Ynez Water Treatment Plant; (3) assessing potential adverse effects at...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin L. Palmer.

This document is a report that presents the results of a cultural landscape survey and evaluation of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Joyce L. Gerber.

This document is a report that includes a brief letter and a print out of the archaeological site condition assessment database as it appeared in 2005.

DOCUMENT Full-Text 30 CES/CEVPC.

This document is a Section 106 inventory report for the Combat Information Transport Systems (CITS) Project. All archaeological resources were avoided.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This report documents the curation of artifacts that had previously been stored at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB). Over the years, the 30 CES/CEVNC has temporarily stored miscellaneous artifacts that were collected on the Base. Most of these artifacts were objects such as projectile points collected from the surface by Base personnel (primarily 30 CES/CEVNC staff) out of concern that they would have been illegally collected. However, Vandenberg AFB lacks an appropriate curation facility....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Dina M. Ryan.

This document is a report for Vandenberg Air Force Base pertaining to a Section 110 inventory specifically focused on sea cliff and erosional cut banks that were not the focus of the base-wide survey completed in the 1990s. It was a required deliverable that documents Æ’s archaeological survey of the coastline and waterways as specified in the scope of work. Following the introduction, Chapter 2 synthesizes the natural and cultural setting of Vandenberg AFB. Chapter 3 discusses survey methods,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Robert R. Peterson Jr..

The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) proposes to install new fiber-optic connector lines on north Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) to tie in existing segments of the base communications system, an undertaking referred to as the MDNGMD Diverse Communication Project. The communication lines are to be installed at six locations with a total distance of approximately 30,000 linear feet. All six lines are on the Casmalia, CA 7.5' USGS quadrangle. The archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Robert R. Peterson Jr..

This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological investigations for the Missile Defense Agency’s installation of communication line segments on north Vandenberg Air Force Base. The segments are at six widely scattered locations and have a total distance of about 30,000 linear feet. Eight archaeological or historical sites (CA-SBA-592, -733, -1926, -2696, -2887, -3040, -3288H, and -3527H) are within 30 meters of the proposed lines. All of the project locations were examined...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann M. Munns.

This document is a report on the Pre-Repatriation Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Materials from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Sites, currently curated at the UC Santa Barbara Ossuary. The purpose of this project is to document the collections from VAFB archaeological sites that include human remains, and repatriate them to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI). As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, in 1995, the Repository completed an inventory...

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

This document is a report that presents the findings, actions, and recommendations developed in a year of monitoring and maintenance at 14 sensitive rock art sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base, from June 16, 2008 to June 2009. The report continues the rock art monitoring program established in 1997. The report details the ongoing assessment of the rock art condition at each archaeological site and makes recommendations for preserving the sites where appropriate. This program is instrumental in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Virginia S. Popper.

This document is a report of the results of a Macro botanical Analysis of Soil Samples from CA-SBA-658. This analysis suggests that the inhabitants of site CA-SBA-658 collected plants from Honda Creek, nearby grasslands, and scrub/chaparral to obtain food and firewood. Some of the recovered taxa were also used for medicinal and utilitarian purposes. Extremely poor preservation conditions at both sites have greatly hampered our understanding of how their inhabitants interacted with the plant...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow. Georganna Hawley. Erin A. Enright. Leeann G. Haslouer. Ann M. Munns.

This document is an Archaeolgical Evaluation Report on the results of analyses on the samples taken from six different sites within Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. In Fiscal Year 2000 Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) began a program to periodically collect and manage radiocarbon data. In 2003, as part of that program the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEVPC; now 30 CES/CEANC) requested collection of radiocarbon data by excavating a small number of test...

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

This document is a Rock Art Monitoring Report for the 14 rock art sites that exist with Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. The purpose of Rock Art Monitoring is to 1) ensure Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Compliance, 2) preserve and protect the unique cultural resources, and 3) monitor any threats to the rock art sites and recommend maintenance responses. The assessment report presents the findings, actions, and recommendations developed through scheduled monitoring and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole Denardo. Amy McCarthy-Reid.

Port Petrol is a former historic marine oil transport terminal, designated archaeological site CA-SBA-3288/H, on North Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB), approximately three miles south of Point Sal, in northern Santa Barbara County. The scope of work was to perform archival research; complete a field survey; assess the current site boundaries as mapped; and evaluate the significance of the Port Petrol Marine Terminal and related features. Other tasks included an update of the...

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

This document is the 2011 Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1970 Rock Art Compliance Report. The goals of this project specifically include monitoring of three well-known and regularly visited rock art sites: Honda Ridge (CA-SBA-550), Window Cave (CA-SBA-655) and Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503). There are a total of 14 rock art sites that are monitored within Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. This report is one component of a continuing effort by the United States Air Force to protect...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kelli S Brasket.

This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects for the K1, K4, K6, K7, and K8 Feeder Line Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. The Area of Potential Effects (APE) was defined and delineated by VAFB archaeologists. An Area of Direct Impact (ADI) was developed to include those areas that would sustain ground disturbance during demolition and construction. The APE contained 17...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James Carucci. Christopher Ryan.

This document is the Historic Properties Identification and Assessment of Adverse Effects at the Demolition of four Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Facilities (LF) in Support of New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The Area of Potential Effect was delineated to encompass all foreseeable project-related, ground-disturbing activities. Four underground missile silos at Vandenberg Air Force Base, no longer needed for ICBM test launches, will be rendered inoperable by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is the Section 106 consultation package prepared for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for the New START Treaty. It contains the same information as the Historic Property Inventory Report.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that assesses the condition of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Fiscal Year 2013.

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

This document is a report of the 2013 Vandenberg Air Force Base Compliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Ace of 1970. The aim of this project was to make scheduled visits to each site, assess the nature, size, and rate of any impacts observed, and to implement site-specific management measures deriving from prior year recommendations as described within the statement of work. No serious impacts to the rock art were noted during the period of this project, with the exception of an...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lori D. Price.

This document is the Supplemental National Register of Historic Places Evaluation Report for Union Pacific Railroad, Santa Barbara Subdivision, Milepost 291.33, Narlon Bridge Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This project proposed replacing the existing Narlon Bridge, built in 1896, and its adjacent access bring. Consultation between VAFB, the SHPO, and the ACHP led to a revision of the APE to include privately-owned UPRR land. This revision incorporated three...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is the Section 106 consultation package submitted by Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for the Union Pacific Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. VAFB applied the criteria of adverse effect and determined granting a temporary construction easement to the UPRR to support their replacement of the Narlon Bridge would not alter, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics of the historic properties within the APE that qualify those...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 archaeological inventory and effects testing report in support of the N5, N9, N10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of this report is to 1) delineate the project the area of direct impact (ADI) and area of potential effect (APE), 2) identifies the historic properties that may be impacted by the project including CA-SBA-662, -663, -1679, -1148h, -2032, 3) provides details about each of the resources, and 4) discusses the results of the effects testing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties for the East Housing Area Solar Energy Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. VAFB personnel determined that 1) there are no historic properties directing with the Area of Direct Impact (ADI), and 2) there are two resources close enough to the ADI to warrant inclusion in the Area of Potential Effect (APE). The two sites were identified as CA-SBA-3270 and CA-SBA-3487. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV. Sarah Nicchitta. Reilly Murphy.

This document is a report documenting the FY15 site condition assessments in Zones 4 and 5, using the previous systems setup by Applied EarthWorks, Inc. The condition assessments effort was split between CH2M HILL (CH2M) and Albion Environmental, Inc. (Albion) in the interest of completing work within the period of performance. Sites in Zones 4 were assessed by CH2M and sites in Zone 5 were assessed by Albion. This report documents the results from the condition assessments and provides a...

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

This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological field survey to define the extent of archaeological sites (and the extent of artifact concentrations within larger sites) within the habitat restoration areas that are part of the Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Phase II undertaking at Vandenberg AFB. Vandenberg AFB cultural and natural resources personnel delineated the Area of Potential Effects (APE). As part of compliance with Section 106, the study included pedestrian...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This document is a report documenting the condition assessments of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg AFB using the new approach. FY15 is the seventh evaluation of sensitive and threatened sites using the approach developed in 2009 (Lebow and Mirrow 2009a; Lebow and Mirrow 2009b). In addition to this report, a site condition geodatabase and digital photographs were submitted to 30 CES/CEANC.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy J. Murphy.

This document is a report on the monitoring of rock art sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) during the fiscal year of 2015-2016. This report is abridged notes to what could be a detailed instruction to manage the rock art on VAFB. Continued annual monitoring and site maintenance using similar methods developed by 30th Space Wing CES (Cultural Resources) will help in preserving the rock art of the prehistoric Chumash culture on VAFB.

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...

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This document is a Section 106 report. The 30th Space Wing of the United States Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), proposes a series of infrastructure improvements at the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) in the North Base area of VAFB in Santa Barbara County, California (Figure 1, Figure 2). Four different tasks are proposed as part of the VTS Infrastructure Improvements Project (hereafter “Project”): 1) install fixed base intrusion detection system (IDS); 2) install water lines; 3)...

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...

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This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties Hot Shots/Wildland Fire Team Training Center Renovation at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Santa Barbara County, California. VAFB delineated an Area of Direct Impacts (ADI) and an Area of Potential Effects (APE). VAFB identified one historical-age built-environment resource with the ADI, along with other cultural resources within the APE. The purpose of this project is to renovate the Wildfire Team Training...

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 Timothy Murphy.

This report outlines condition assessment data for all known rock art sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) for Fiscal Year 2016. The effort for assessing conditions of rock art assists with the requirement for the United States Air Force (USAF), 30th Space Wing for Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Details about work tasks are outlined in Statement of Work XUMUOS9115.

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 Timothy J. Murphy IV.

This document is a report that documents the condition assessments of sensitive and threatened archaeological sites for FY2016.

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 Christopher Ryan. Josh Smallwood.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Site 32 Cluster Remediation Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Site 32 Cluster 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 project findings and determinations for...

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...

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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Western Range Instrumentation Modernization at the Vandenberg Telemetry Receiving Station Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Western Range Instrumentation Modernization project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic...

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...