To mark the advent of Earth Day on April 22, Vandenberg Space Force Base educated its community last Wednesday on the conservation efforts and opportunities at the nearly 100,000-acre base, which encompasses 42 miles of coastline.
The conservation efforts at Vandenberg, located along the shores of north Santa Barbara County, recently have come into focus after the California Coastal Commission discussed increasing the number of launches permitted from the base , but ultimately tabled the issue until its May meeting.
Colonel Bryan Titus, vice commander of Space Launch Delta 30, spoke about the concerns, noting that he plans to address all of the commissioners' concerns at the hearing and that launch cadence is important, but being considered alongside protection of Vandenberg’s vast natural resources.