California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Eagles Flyway
BLM found a natural system, a scenic value and a natural process here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 5 rights of way inside the line today, and two grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 11,906 acres and was designated September 14, 2016, in the CDCA Plan, as amended by DRECP. In the plan's name, CDCA stands for California Desert Conservation Area and DRECP for Desert Renewable Energy Conservation 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
The rights of way
5 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 5 under non-energy facilities.
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION1right of way
- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY WATER1right of way
- USBR (LOWER COLORADO BASIN REGIONAL OFFICE)1right of way
- VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.1right of way
- COUNTY OF KERN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT1right of way
Grazing allotments
2 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Cantil Common329,795acres
- Rudnick Common1,226acres
The nearest areas
- Last Chance CanyonCalifornia · 5,934 acres · at least 7 active mining claims and 7 more BLM lists as Filed, a grazing allotment covering part of it7miles
- El Paso to GoldenCalifornia · 63,372 acres · at least 46 active mining claims and 111 more BLM lists as Filed, 20 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it7miles
- Short CanyonCalifornia · 754 acres · nothing placed inside12miles
- Western Rand MountainsCalifornia · 31,898 acres · at least 17 active mining claims and 4 more BLM lists as Filed, 9 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it15miles
- Sand CanyonCalifornia · 2,629 acres · 2 rights of way16miles
Next to it
Jawbone/butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern, El Paso To Golden Area of Critical Environmental Concern and Mohave Ground Squirrel Area of Critical Environmental Concern touch the line.
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 Eagles Flyway. 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