[CPEO-MEF] NATURAL RESOURCES: ", Spike in bird violations leads to temporary closure of Surf Beach, " Vandenberg AFB, CA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Spike in bird violations leads to temporary closure of Surf Beach

BY JANENE SCULLY
Noozhawk
JULY 28, 2017 5:49 PM

Vandenberg Air Force Base has imposed a temporary timeout for Surf Beach after a spike in violations of rules aimed at protecting a tiny shorebird.

The closure went into effect Friday and will last until Sept. 1. 

From March 1 through Sept. 30, access to Surf Beach, plus Wall and Minuteman beaches, is restricted to protect the western snowy plover during its nesting season. 

Since the base is federal property, it must follow more stringent rules under the federal Endangered Species Act, which lists the western snowy plover as threatened.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article164307717.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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