California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Sacramento River Bend
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a natural process and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 28 rights of way inside the line today, and eight grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 20,431 acres and was designated November 6, 2024, in the Northwest California Integrated 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
28 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 20 under non-energy facilities, 6 under other energy facilities, 1 under oil & gas facilities and 1 under fiber optic facilities.
- PG&E4rights of way
- Holder not listed by BLM3rights of way
- REDDING FIELD OFFICE2rights of way
- CA DEPT TRANSPORTATION2rights of way
- TEHAMA CO ROAD DEPT2rights of way
- BATTLE CREEK ISLAND RANCH LLC2rights of way
- USBR (WILLOWS CONSTRUCTION OFFICE)1right of way
- BATTLE CREEK INC1right of way
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY*1right of way
- AT&T CALIFORNIA1right of way
- CA DEPT FISH & GAME1right of way
- NORDIC TRUCKING INC1right of way
- PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC1right of way
- USBR (CALIFORNIA-GREAT BASIN REGIONAL OFFICE)1right of way
- HORSESHOE PROPERTIES INC1right of way
- SHASTA COUNTY (California)1right of way
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS1right of way
- DIGITALPATH INC1right of way
- American Dark Fiber, LLC1right of way
Grazing allotments
8 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Hog Lake5,324acres
- Jellys/Battle Creek4,567acres
- Bald Hill1,411acres
- Paynes Creek/Sacramento River1,011acres
- Tuscan661acres
- Battle Creek (Miller)505acres
- Table Mountain207acres
- Long Ranch198acres
The nearest areas
- Hawes CornerCalifornia · 38 acres · nothing placed inside11miles
- Sacramento IslandCalifornia · 91 acres · nothing placed inside15miles
- Upper and Lower Clear CreekCalifornia · 4,561 acres · at least 3 active mining claims and 4 more BLM lists as Filed, 32 rights of way21miles
- Swasey DriveCalifornia · 469 acres · 1 right of way23miles
- Deer CreekCalifornia · 567 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it26miles
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 Sacramento River Bend. 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