Nevada · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Bitner
BLM found a wildlife resource, a cultural value and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 2 rights of way inside the line today, and a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 1,924 acres in Nevada, managed by BLM's California office, and was designated April 17, 2008, in the Surprise.
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
The rights of way
2 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 1 under non-energy facilities and 1 under none.
- Holder not listed by BLM1right of way
- BLM SURPRISE FIELD OFFICE1right of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- Bitner28,941acres
The nearest areas
- Massacre RimCalifornia · 48,423 acres · 6 grazing allotments covering part of it9miles
- High Rock CanyonNevada · 5,665 acres · 2 rights of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it24miles
- Hawksie-WalksieOregon/Washington · 17,300 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it27miles
- Rahilly-GravellyCalifornia · 956 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it27miles
- Spanish LakeOregon/Washington · 4,695 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it28miles
More from BLM's California office
Every area BLM's California 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 Bitner. 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