The Vandenberg Natural Resources Office has strengthened their effort to protect a small threatened species’ habitat by charging base personnel and local community members to act as docents beginning March 1.
Vandenberg restricts access to all three beaches on base property annually from March 1 through Sept. 30 during the Western Snowy Plover’s nesting season, to protect its nests and young.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a docent is an educator, and the word comes from the Latin word, “Docere,” meaning, “To teach.”
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