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Vandenberg Beaches Reopen to Public

Chicks have fledged from nesting snowy plovers.

Vandenberg Beaches Reopen to Public
Snowy Plover

The North County’s Surf, Wall, and Minuteman beaches reopened on September 25 to beachgoers. Annual restrictions are enforced normally through September 30 to protect the western snowy plover; however, all chicks have already fledged, according to a statement from Vandenberg Air Force Base.