Arizona · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Poachie Desert Tortoise Habitat
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a scenic value and a natural process here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 220 active mining claims (and 25 more BLM lists as Filed) and 5 rights of way inside the line today, and seven grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 33,444 acres and was designated March 7, 1995, in the Kingman RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.
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 245 claims sit inside this line: 220 active and 25 filed and pending, 214 with a holder BLM names and 31 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 220 as Active and 25 as Filed.
- CORIZONA LLC135claims
- GOLDEN KEYS EXPLORATION LLC33claims
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)31claims
- GOLDEN SPIKE RESOURCES LLC25claims
- COORS MINING COMPANY LLC14claims
- JACOBSONS MINING LLC6claims
- Sabre Solutions LLC1claim
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.
The rights of way
5 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 4 under non-energy facilities and 1 under other energy facilities.
- AZ DOT1right of way
- Holder not listed by BLM1right of way
- FHWA1right of way
- ARIZONA STATE OFFICE1right of way
- DOE WTN AREA PWR ADM1right of way
Grazing allotments
7 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Bagdad39,684acres
- Burro Creek Ranch38,984acres
- Gibson Cattle Co.32,872acres
- Arrastra25,652acres
- Black Mesa Unit B24,235acres
- Greenwood Community22,971acres
- Black Mesa Unit A7,912acres
The nearest areas
- Three Rivers RiparianArizona · 31,589 acres · at least 48 active mining claims and 5 more BLM lists as Filed or Under Review, 3 rights of way, 9 grazing allotments covering part of it9miles
- Clay Hills Research Natural AreaArizona · 1,117 acres · at least 17 active mining claims, a grazing allotment covering part of it9miles
- Three Rivers RiparianArizona · 184 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it10miles
- Three Rivers RiparianArizona · 10,158 acres · at least 10 active mining claims and 1 more BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it16miles
- Burro Creek Riparian And CulturalArizona · 34,948 acres · at least 102 active mining claims and 6 more BLM lists as Filed, 7 rights of way, 8 grazing allotments covering part of it19miles
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 Poachie Desert Tortoise Habitat. 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