California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
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 5 rights of way inside the line today. It covers 24,678 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 3 under non-energy facilities, 1 under other energy facilities and 1 under oil & gas facilities.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO1right of way
- SOUTHWEST GAS CORP1right of way
- USGS CA WATER SCIENCE CENTER1right of way
- VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC1right of way
- CA DEPT TRANSPORTATION DIST 8 R/W1right of way
The nearest areas
- BristolCalifornia · 236,296 acres · at least 3 active mining claims and 99 more BLM lists as Filed, 31 rights of way23miles
- PisgahCalifornia · 53,884 acres · at least 15 active mining claims and 3 more BLM lists as Filed, 14 rights of way23miles
- Amboy CraterCalifornia · 640 acres · nothing placed inside25miles
- Old Woman Springs Wildlife LinkageCalifornia · 61,171 acres · at least 5 active mining claims and 176 more BLM lists as Filed or Under Review, 9 rights of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it26miles
- Pipes CanyonCalifornia · 59,830 acres · 17 rights of way26miles
Next to it
Manix Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pinto Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area of Critical Environmental Concern and Santos Manuel 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 Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard. 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