Hear from local experts on the benefits of safeguarding our coastal waters

June 23, noon

Register: https://www.tinyurl.com/marinepreserve

Gianna Patchen from Sierra Club Santa Lucia will be moderating.

Presenters include:

Michael Khus - cultural significance

Jack DePuy - ecological significance

John Lindsey - climate resilience and oceans

THANKS SO MUCH!

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805.710.1143

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Notice of Availability of
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Authorizing Changes to the
Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base
and Public Hearings

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is issuing this notice to inform the public of the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Authorizing Changes to the Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California.  The Draft EIS was prepared to analyze the potential environmental effects associated with:

• The DAF’s authorization of the redevelopment of Space Launch Complex (SLC)-6 to support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations, including launch and landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB);
• The DAF’s authorization of an increase in Falcon 9 launches and landings at VSFB and downrange landings in the Pacific Ocean; and
• The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) licensing Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Falcon operations at VSFB and approval of related airspace closures.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

The DAF is holding three in-person public hearings and a virtual public hearing to provide the public with the opportunity to learn more about the proposal and provide input. For more information about the in-person and virtual public hearings, please visit www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com.

IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARINGS (5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Pacific Time)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025      Four Points by Sheraton/Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Dr., Ventura, CA 93001

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Thursday, June 12, 2025    Hilton Garden Inn, 1201 North H St., Lompoc, CA 93436

VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING (6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Pacific Time)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025     www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com

The public is invited to review the Draft EIS and provide substantive comments on the Proposed Action and the environmental analysis.  The public is also invited to provide comments on the project’s potential to affect historic properties pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.  Comments may be submitted at the in-person public hearings, the virtual public hearing, online via the project website at www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com, or by U.S. postal mail to:

ATTN: VSFB Falcon Launch EIS, c/o ManTech International Corporation, 420 Stevens Avenue, Suite 100, Solana Beach, CA 92075

To ensure the DAF has sufficient time to consider public comments during preparation of the Final EIS, please submit comments within the 45-day public review and comment period, which closes July 7, 2025.  Please also help the DAF inform the community about the availability of the Draft EIS, public comment period, and public hearings by sharing this information with your community and constituents.

If you have any questions regarding the EIS process, please contact Ms. Hilary Rummel, NEPA Project Manager, at [email protected], or VSFB Public Affairs office at 805-606-3595.  To learn more about this project, please visit www.VSFBFalconLaunchEIS.com