Arizona · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Kanab Creek
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a cultural value and a scenic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 12 active mining claims inside the line today, and seven grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 13,147 acres and was designated January 29, 2008, in the Arizona Strip Field Office RMP and ROD. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan and ROD for record of decision.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
Who holds the claims
At least 12 claims sit inside this line: 12 active, 12 with a holder BLM names. BLM lists 12 as Active.
- METAMIN ENTERPRISES US INC11claims
- EF ENERGY FUELS1claim
BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.
Grazing allotments
7 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Wildband43,523acres
- Rock Canyon Tank23,133acres
- Grama Point22,735acres
- Cedar Knoll17,608acres
- Kanab Creek6,946acres
- Loco Point6,703acres
- Gunsight5,715acres
The nearest areas
- ShinarumpArizona · 3,238 acres · at least 1 active mining claim, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it15miles
- Moonshine RidgeArizona · 9,312 acres · 6 grazing allotments covering part of it15miles
- Lone ButteArizona · 1,759 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it16miles
- Cottonwood CanyonUtah · 3,759 acres · 1 right of way, 5 grazing allotments covering part of it21miles
- Johnson SpringArizona · 3,445 acres · 7 grazing allotments covering part of it23miles
More from BLM's Arizona office
Every area BLM's Arizona office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Kanab Creek. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026