Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vandenberg Air Force Base is a space launch and landing facility along the central California coast. In addition to meeting its military mission, the 99,579-acre installation provides habitat for 18 federally threatened or endangered species from the beach layia to the California red-legged frog. The area includes one of the largest breeding sites for the entire Pacific coast population of federally threatened Western snowy plover. The area encompasses habitat types from coastal beaches, dunes and chaparral to wetlands and freshwater marshes, and includes 42 miles of
Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vandenberg Air Force Base is a space launch and landing facility along the central California coast. In addition to meeting its military mission, the 99,579-acre installation provides habitat for 18 federally threatened or endangered species from the beach layia to the California red-legged frog. The area includes one of the largest breeding sites for the entire Pacific coast population of federally threatened Western snowy plover. The area encompasses habitat types from coastal beaches, dunes and chaparral to wetlands and freshwater marshes, and includes 42 miles of coastline.
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