Air Force - West
Site Name Keywords
LA 38135 •
LA 2014 •
LA 69739 •
LA 69738 •
Boles Wells •
CA-SOL-313 •
41BX1065 •
41BX1447 •
CA-SBA-550 •
LA 48096
Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures •
Governmental Structure •
Historic Governmental Structure •
Archaeological Feature •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Military Structure •
Artifact Scatter •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Isolated Artifact
Other Keywords
Map •
OAHP •
Camp Bullis Survey •
NRHP •
National Register of Historic Places •
SHPO •
Cultural Resources Clearance •
Negative Result •
Building 100 •
Cannon Air Force Base
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Archaic •
Prehistoric •
Ancestral Puebloan •
Anasazi •
PaleoIndian •
Late Archaic •
Chumash •
Middle Archaic •
Euroamerican
Investigation Types
Heritage Management •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Architectural Documentation •
Architectural Survey •
Historic Background Research •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Records Search / Inventory Checking •
Archaeological Overview •
Consultation •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Chert •
Ceramic •
Glass •
Metal •
Ground Stone •
Building Materials •
Shell •
Fauna •
Fire Cracked Rock
Temporal Keywords
Historic •
Prehistoric •
WWII •
Cold War •
World War II •
Cold War Era •
20th Century •
Coalition period •
1940s •
1930s
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Texas (State / Territory) •
Bexar County (County) •
Texas •
San Antonio •
Bexar (County) •
California (State / Territory) •
Santa Barbara (County)
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VAFB-1985-19: Archeological Investigation: Vandenberg AFB Communication Line #1976, Santa Barbara County, California (1985)
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VAFB-1985-20: Archaeological Investigations at the Temporary Storage Facilities (1985)
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This document is a letter report describing the results of archaeological investigations conducted for the Temporary Storage Facilities project. An intensive on-the-ground survey was performed but yielded no cultural features or artifacts were observed in the study area. Six shovel test pits were excavated due to the project's proximity to SBA-1686. No subsurface cultural materials were observed.
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VAFB-1985-22: Results of Archaeological Surface Survey for the V-33 Security Fence and Parking Lot Extension Southern VAFB, CA (1985)
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This document is a letter report outlining survey results associated with the V33 project. Based on an archaeological surface survey and a literature review for the area, no significant archaeological/cultural resources were identified in the V-33 project area. However, because of the proximity of SBA-1686 and the occurrence of buried and isolated cultural artifacts in the general vicinity, it is recommended that archaeological monitoring accompany brush removal and all excavation into the...
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VAFB-1985-23: Archaeological and Geomorphological Investigations of SBA-1010 and Nearby Areas, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1985)
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A Phase I archaeological investigation was conducted at CA-SBA-1010 and its immediate environs. SBA-1010 (Barka Slough) is a deeply stratified archaeological site buried in the south bank of San Antonio Creek, a major watercourse in VAFB. The project was primarily designed to determine whether cultural resources would be adversely affected if Santa Barbara County rip-rapped San Antonio Creek to prevent future erosion of Highway S-20. The project focused upon defining the boundaries of SBA-1010...
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VAFB-1986-05: Environmental Surveillance Report, No. 21 August 15, 1985 through May 15, 1986 (1986)
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The environmental surveillance procedure continually evolves as results of field surveillance provide additional information on impacts of the Vandenberg Space Shuttle Program upon environmental resources of the area. It is the intent of this procedure to monitor selected aspects of environmental quality, to document and analyze changes in quality, and to record environmental inspection activities as related to construction of Space Transportation System (STS) facilities. Through this procedure,...
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VAFB-1986-08: Archaeological Surface Survey for a Portion of the MPS36 Electrical Power Line Project VAFB, CA (1986)
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This document is a letter report outlining results of an archaeological surface survey in the vicinity of a proposed power line between Building 21101 and Sky Screen Road on Vandenberg Air Force Base. Although only a single isolated chert flake was noted adjacent to the proposed power line corridor, vegetation prohibited adequate surface examination. There also exists a possibility of a buried cultural site in the area. At least one archaeological site (SBA)1868) located south of the project...
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VAFB-1986-12: Cultural Resources Survey Proposed Airport Control Tower (P.N. 84014) Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1986)
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An intensive pedestrian survey of approximately 40 acres were conducted for a proposed control tower location. The purpose of the survey was to locate, and subsequently evaluate potential NRHP eligibility of any cultural resources potentially impacted by this project. This investigation resulted in the recordation of CA-SBA-2086H, a site consisting of a segment of roadway which appears to follow the alignment of the historic travelway between Tangair Railroad Station and Short Camp.
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VAFB-1986-19: EXXON LOMPOC Pipeline Project Supplemental EIR, Technical Appendix C Cultural Resources, Final Report (1986)
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This is the Technical Appendix C for the EXXON LOMPOC Pipeline Project Supplemental EIR, 1986. The appendix addresses cultural resources as well as tables and cultural material information.
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VAFB-1987-04: Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Areas, San Antonio Terrace, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1987)
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A cultural resources survey and archival study of areas on VAFB proposed for expansion of testing facilities for Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison programs was conducted. Eighteen archaeological sites were identified during the survey of approximately 1100 acres. This brings to 39 the total number of sites known to exist in the three survey areas. Most of the sites represent camps or projectile-point preparation locations used by prehistoric hunters in...
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VAFB-1987-10: Results of Archaeological Surface Survey and Limited Subsurface Testing for the Launch Support System Cable Northern Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1987)
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Archaeological survey and testing for corridors covering proposed installation of approximately five miles of communications cable connecting various launch facilities along Port Sal and Globe roads. A total of 13 archaeological sites were investigated, including three newly identified sites and ten previously recorded sites. Sites and testing efforts are described individually yielding a recommended redesigned cable corridor that will reduce impacts and outlines possible cultural materials that...
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VAFB-1988-06: Archaeological Resources Inventory and No Effects Determination for Proposed Geotechnical Testing-Proposed Space Launch Complex 7 Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (1988)
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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...
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VAFB-1988-07: Results of Archaeological Monitoring of Geotechnical Exploration at the Proposed Space Launch Complex 7 (SLC 7) Project Area, VAFB (1988)
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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...
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VAFB-1988-08: Phase I Archaeological Survey for Proposed Fence Lines in Santa Lucia Canyon and San Antonio Valley, Vandenberg Air Force Base (1988)
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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.
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VAFB-1988-13: Final Report Archaeological Testing Program SBA-793 and SBA-917 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbar County, California (1988)
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VAFB-1988-16: Archaeological Investigations at SBA-594: Survey, Testing, and Mitigation (1988)
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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...
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VAFB-1989-03: Historic Structure Report for the Marshallia Ranch House (1989)
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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...
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VAFB-1989-04: 1989 Arch Monitoring WC002, Launch Complex Shop Facility (1989)
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VAFB-1989-20: Case Report, Minuteman Launch Support System Upgrade Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1989)
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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.
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VAFB-1989-21: Archaeological Test at Titan Pasture A (Gate location) (1989)
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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.
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VAFB-1990-12: Cultural Resources Survey and Effect Evaluation for the HAVE STARE Tracking and Imagery Radar System Project Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1990)
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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...
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VAFB-1990-13: Waste Water Treatment Plant Archaeological Testing for Effects at SBA-793, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1990)
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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...
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VAFB-1990-20: Power Line to A/D/E Substations Surface Survey, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1990)
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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...
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VAFB-1990-21: Archaeological Investigations on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Connection with the Development of Space Transportation System Facilities, Volume I (1990)
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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...
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VAFB-1990-21b: Archaeological Investigations on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Connection with the Development of Space Transportation System Facilities, Volume II (1990)
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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...
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VAFB-1991-02: Supplementary Report to Waste Water Treatment Plant Archaeological Testing for Effects at SBA-793, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara, California (1991)
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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:...
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VAFB-1991-08: Cultural Resources Investigations for the Peacekeeper Program San Antonio Terrace Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1991)
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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.
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VAFB-1998-03: Final Technical Report Phase I, II, and III Archaeological Survey for Cultural Resource Inventory, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1998)
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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...
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VAFB-1998-10: Vandenberg Air Force Base Specific Site Revisit Project August 3-26, 1998 inclusive Brief Summary (1998)
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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...
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VAFB-1999-05: Final Archaeological Test Excavations at Launch Facility 05 (CA-SBA-1853) Vandenberg Air Force Base, California TA-409C (1999)
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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.
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VAFB-1999-08: Archaeological Investigations for the North Base Fiber-Optic Cable System, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1999)
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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...
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VAFB-1999-09: Central Coast Continuum--From Ranchos to Rockets, a historic overview for an inventory and evaluation of historic sites, buildings and structures, VAFB, CA. (1999)
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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.
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VAFB-1999-10: Cultural Resources Condition of Vandenberg Air Force Base, FY99: Sensitive and Threatened Sites (1999)
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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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VAFB-2000-02: Final National Register of Historic Places Eligibility and Effects Determination for CA-SBA-740, Vandenberg Air Force Base California (2000)
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This document is a report that presents the National Register of Historic Places evaluation and effects determination for CA-SBA-740 on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The work was completed in support of a project to repair a retaining wall along Point Sal Road. Applied EarthWorks, Inc. recommended the site NRHP eligible and found that there would be no adverse effect to the site.
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VAFB-2000-05: Cultural Resources Condition on Vandenberg Air Force Base. FY2000: Sensitive and Threatened (2000)
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This report documents the condition of sensitive and threatened cultural resources examined during the third quarter of FY2000.
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VAFB-2000-06: Cultural Resources Condition on Vandenberg Air Force Base. FY 2000: Zone 3 (2000)
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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.
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VAFB-2000-07: Final Archaeological Investigations for the North Vandenberg, Lions Head, and CITS Fiber-Optic Cable Systems Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. (2000)
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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 was conducted at 12 archaeological sites and no intact cultural deposits were found at the sites. More extensive testing was carried out at CA-SBA-3036 to evaluate the site for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Applied EarthWorks, Inc. recommended that...
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VAFB-2000-12: Final Collection and Management of Radiocarbon Data During FY 2000, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2000)
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This document is a report that describes procedures used to collect additional radiocarbon data for sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). A copy of the VAFB radiocarbon database is included in the report.
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VAFB-2000-13: Final Limited Archaeological Testing for New Maintenance Facility Construction at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course, VAFB, SB Co., CA. (2000)
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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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VAFB-2000-15: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE CULTURAL RESOURCES HISTORIC SITES MANAGEMENT NOTEBOOK, RESULTS OF AN INVENTORY AND EVALUATION OF HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES, VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA (2000)
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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,...
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VAFB-2000-16: Preliminary Draft Archaeological Survey of San Antonio Creek Cutbanks, VAFB, SB Co., CA. (2000)
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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.
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VAFB-2000-17: Final Cultural Resource Studies in Support of the El Rancho Road Bridge Project, Including an Archaeological Survey of the San Antonio Creek Cutbanks Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2000)
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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.
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VAFB-2000-19: Survey and Testing of Proposed Bore Site Location, Vandenberg Air Force Base, South of San Antonio Creek (2000)
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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.
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VAFB-2001-02: Archaeological Testing in Firebreaks and Access Roads on Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2001)
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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...
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VAFB-2002-05: Inventory and Assessment of Historic Properties for the Providence Landing Project Drainage Route Alternatives A - F, at the Antennae Farm, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, CA (2002)
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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.
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VAFB-2002-07: Final Report: Presence / Absence Testing and Boundary Delineation at Site CA-SBA-707 (2002)
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This document presents the results of absence/presence testing at CA-SBA-707 for the Level 3 fiber-optic project.
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VAFB-2002-08: Collection and Management of Radiocarbon Data during Fiscal Year 2002 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2002)
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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...
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VAFB-2002-11: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art Sites Assessment and Management Recommendations (2002)
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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.
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VAFB-2003-17: Cultural Resources Condition on Vandenberg Air Force base Fiscal Year 2003: Sensitive and Threatened Sites with Cultural Resource Condition Reports (2003)
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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...
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VAFB-2005-02: Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Missile Transport Bridge on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, CA (2005)
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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...
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VAFB-2005-04: Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Military Family Housing Expansion Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (2005)
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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...
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VAFB-2005-11: Archaeological and Native American Monitoring for the MCI Microcable Installation Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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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...
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VAFB-2005-13: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer for the Heritage Launch Program Demolition on Vandenberg AFB (2005)
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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...
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VAFB-2005-14: Historic Landscape Inventory and Evaluation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2005)
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This document is a report that presents the results of a cultural landscape survey and evaluation of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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VAFB-2005-22: Cultural Resources Site Condition Assessment Database Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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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.
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VAFB-2005-24: Cultural Resources Report for the Combat Information Transport System, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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This document is a Section 106 inventory report for the Combat Information Transport Systems (CITS) Project. All archaeological resources were avoided.
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VAFB-2006-04: Report of Curation of Artifacts Stored at Vandenberg Air Force Base (2006)
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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....
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VAFB-2006-08: Archaeological Survey of the Coastline and Lower Drainages, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2006)
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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,...
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VAFB-2008-01: Archaeological Investigations for the Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Diverse Communication Fiber-Optic Installation on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2008)
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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...
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VAFB-2008-05: Archaeological Investigations for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Diverse Communications Fiber-Optic Installation on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2008)
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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...
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VAFB-2008-11: Report of Pre-Repatriation Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Materials from VAFB Sites Curated at the UC Santa Barbara Repository Ossuary (2008)
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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...
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VAFB-2009-02: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art Monitoring and Maintenance Reports, June 2008 - June 2009 (2009)
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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...
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VAFB-2009-14: Macrobotanical Analysis of Soil Samples from CA-SBA-658, Santa Barbara County, California (2009)
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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...
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VAFB-2010-02: Collection and Management of Radiocarbon Data: Fiscal Years 2003-2009, Including Excavations at CA-SBA-612, -760/761/1748, -2322, -2919, -3328, and -3949 (2010)
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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...
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VAFB-2010-06: Rock Art Monitoring and Maintenance Reports Oct 2009 - July 2010 (2009)
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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...
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VAFB-2010-07: Condition Assessment of Port Petrol Historic Site (CA-SBA-3288/H), Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, CEV Project No. XUMUOS570008 (2010)
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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...
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VAFB-2011-05: Rock Art ARPA Compliance 2011 (2011)
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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...
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VAFB-2011-10: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects: K1, K4, K6, K7, and K8 Feeder Line Replacement Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2011)
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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...
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VAFB-2012-09: Historic Properties Identification And Assessment of Adverse Effects Demolition of Four ICBM Launch Facilities In Support of New START (2012)
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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...
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VAFB-2012-21: Section 106 Consultation Package for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Demolition of Four ICBM Launch Facilities in Support of New START, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2012)
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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.
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VAFB-2013-02: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2013 (2013)
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This document is a report that assesses the condition of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Fiscal Year 2013.
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VAFB-2013-15: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art ARPA Compliance 2013 (2013)
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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...
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VAFB-2013-17: 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 (2013)
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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...
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VAFB-2013-21: Section 106 Consultation Package For The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Temporary Construction Easement Grant For The Union Pacific Railroad’s Narlon Bridge Replacement Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2013)
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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...
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VAFB-2014-06: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Adverse Effects N5, N9, N10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2014)
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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...
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VAFB-2014-07: Identification of Historic Properties East Housing Area Solar Energy Project (2014)
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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...
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VAFB-2015-01: Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg AFB, Fiscal Year 2015, Zones 4 and 5 (2016)
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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...
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VAFB-2015-11: Archaeological Survey Report and Avoidance Plan for Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Project Phase II, Purisima Point and Minuteman Beach, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California XUMUOS069714 (2015)
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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...
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VAFB-2016-09: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2015 (2016)
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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.
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VAFB-2016-10: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2015-16 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2016)
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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.
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VAFB-2017-02: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Effects, Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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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VAFB-2017-07: Identification of Historic Properties, B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-08: Identification of Historic Properties, Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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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VAFB-2017-15: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-16: Condition Assessments of Archaeological Sites and the Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2016, USAF Contract No. GS10F0059N, XUMUOS9115 (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-17: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2016 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2017)
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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.
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VAFB-2017-18: Inventory and Evaluation of Six Titan I and II Launch Complexes (OSTF 8, SLTF, 395-A, 395-B, 395-C, and 395-D), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-19: Identification of Historic Properties, B10 Feeder Lines Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-20: Determination of No Adverse Effect, Replacement of Damaged Circuit N6 Electrical Poles, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-21: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-22: Archaeological Study for the Proposed Perimeter Civil Structure, Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-23: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Installation Restoration Program Site 13C Remediation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (Project ID 897584) (2017)
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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...
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VAFB-2017-25: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2016 (2017)
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This document is a report that documents the condition assessments of sensitive and threatened archaeological sites for FY2016.
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VAFB-2018-01: Identification of Historic Properties, Oak Mountain Solar Farm Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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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...
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VAFB-2018-02: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects Site 32 Cluster Remediation Project Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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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...
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VAFB-2018-03: Identification of Historic Properties, Coast Road Culvert Repair Project 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (VAFB Log ID 1035138; 813-18-014) (2018)
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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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VAFB-2018-05: The Honda Ridge Pilot Project: Digital Microscopy and Stratigraphic Analysis of Paint Layer Sequences Within the Honda Ridge Main Panel, Volumes I & II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Contract No. XUMU OS 100316, USACE-Omaha Task Order 14 (2018)
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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...
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VAFB-2018-06: Installation Remediation Program Site ST171 Remediation Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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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...
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VAFB-2018-10: Installation of Optical Tracking System At The Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station (2018)
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This document is a Section 106 report of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation of the Optical Tracking System at the Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation of the Optical Tracking System at the Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station project as a single Section 106 report. This report...
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VAFB-2018-11: Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2018)
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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...
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VAFB-2018-15: Vandenberg Air Force Base: Fiscal Year 2017 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2018)
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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...