California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Kaweah
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a natural process and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 3 mining claims BLM lists as Filed and 11 rights of way inside the line today, and 11 grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 33,595 acres and was designated December 22, 2014, in the Bakersfield 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 3 claims sit inside this line: 0 active and 3 filed and pending, 3 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 3 as Filed.
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)3claims
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
11 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 10 under non-energy facilities and 1 under other energy facilities.
- Holder not listed by BLM4rights of way
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY2rights of way
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO1right of way
- Pacific Bell dba AT&T1right of way
- NPS (Sequoia National Park)1right of way
- CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE1right of way
- MOUNT WHITNEY POWER CO1right of way
Grazing allotments
11 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- North Fork River5,186acres
- Case Mountain4,162acres
- Oak Grove2,934acres
- Milk Ranch Peak1,764acres
- Burnt Point1,462acres
- Wash Burn Cove647acres
- Progress Gulch473acres
- Mankins Creek431acres
- South Comb Rocks358acres
- North Comb Rocks206acres
- Horn Mountain154acres
The nearest areas
- Blue RidgeCalifornia · 11,064 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it14miles
- Symmes Creek WSACalifornia · 8,372 acres · at least 3 mining claims BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it40miles
- Independence Creek WSACalifornia · 6,480 acres · at least 1 mining claim BLM lists as Filed, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it40miles
- ManzanarCalifornia · 573 acres · at least 2 mining claims BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it42miles
- Southern Inyo WSACalifornia · 2,808 acres · nothing placed inside49miles
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 Kaweah. 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