California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Mojave Fishhook Cactus
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource 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 a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 637 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 2 under non-energy facilities, 2 under other energy facilities and 1 under oil & gas facilities.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO2rights of way
- PG&E1right of way
- VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC1right of way
- CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE CO OF CA1right of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- Stoddard Mountain160,783acres
The nearest areas
- Brisbane Valley Monkey FlowerCalifornia · 17,981 acres · at least 38 active mining claims and 6 more BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it4miles
- Northen Lucerne Wildlife LinkageCalifornia · 42,452 acres · at least 57 active mining claims and 201 more BLM lists as Filed, 7 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it14miles
- Bendire's ThrasherCalifornia · 9,780 acres · at least 1 active mining claim and 71 more BLM lists as Filed19miles
- Harper Dry LakeCalifornia · 485 acres · 2 rights of way20miles
- Granite Mountain CorridorCalifornia · 60,175 acres · at least 21 active mining claims and 3 more BLM lists as Filed or Under Review, 17 rights of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it24miles
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 Mojave Fishhook Cactus. 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