In 2014 , ICON Aircraft , a manufacturer of an amphibious light sport aircraft , established its headquarters near the Nut Tree Airport . The facility will be used for manufacturing , sales , training , and service while utilizing the nearby airport . The presence of the new aircraft company is expected to greatly increase the use of airport by ICON Aircraft pilots .
Rio Vista Airport Rio Vista airport , which is located approximately 14 miles east of Travis AFB , is operated by the City of Rio Vista . The general aviation airport covers 273 acres and has two runways and one helipad . The airport is the current base of operations for the Travis AFB Aero Club , which provides flight training to both airmen and their families and civilians from the local communities . It opened in 1993 , replacing the original Rio Vista Airport . In 2014 , there were 47 aircraft based at the airport . Airport operations averaged about 96 per day , with 50 percent transient general aviation and 50 percent local general aviation .
Cultural Resources
Archeological evidence demonstrates that humans have lived in the TSS Study Area from at least the Lower Archaic period that occurred between 10,000 and 6,000 years BCE . Prehistoric sites have been discovered throughout Solano County that contain shell mounds , milling sites , pottery , and worked stone artifacts . Historic records are available that describe the indigenous peoples at the time of European contact . Much of the county was originally inhabited by the Patwin of the Wintun tribe since 500 A . D . The tribe was later separated in the 1800s into smaller tribal units , consisting of the Ululatos , Labaytos , Malacas , Tolenas , and Suisunes . A small area of the eastern portion of the county may have been inhabited by the Plains Miwok . The California Native American Heritage Commission has identified the presence of an area of traditional , religious , and cultural importance to Native Americans within the county .
Historic sites relevant to different time periods county . The Rancho period occurred in the mid settlers constructed missions and forts in the re Solano County was divided into land grants , wh cattle ranches for the hide‐ and tallow‐based ec numerous communities were established aroun cities and the communities ’ villages exhibit histo 1800s and early 1900s , including neighborhood patterns and architectural styles that range from cottages .
Three sites in Suisun City and four in the City of on the National Register of Historic Places . In S Samuel Martin House , the Suisun Masonic Lodg Sacramento Northern Railway Historic District . Will H . Buck House , Pena Adobe , Pleasants Ranc Hall .
Natural Resources
The county ’ s location at the convergence of the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta and its varied to variety of habitat types . Examples of habitat in marshland and wetlands along the Bay and Delt Coastal Range , and vernal pool complexes and r throughout the upland areas of the county . Th numerous species including rare or threatened such as the California red‐legged frog , Callippe Swainson ’ s hawk , fairy shrimp , California tiger s hedge‐hyssop . Forty species found within the c as rare , threatened , or species of special concer
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