Idaho · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Boise Front
BLM's map records no relevance finding for this one. BLM's records place at least 7 active mining claims (and 5 more BLM lists as Filed) and 21 rights of way inside the line today, and seven grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 15,093 acres and was designated August 18, 2023, in the Four Rivers RMP 2023. In the plan's name, RMP stands for 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 12 claims sit inside this line: 7 active and 5 filed and pending, 7 with a holder BLM names and 5 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 7 as Active and 5 as Filed.
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)5claims
- Stein, LLC4claims
- ASSOCIATED FACILITIES CORPORATION2claims
- BLACK HORNET MINING AND MILLING CO LLC1claim
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
21 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 15 under non-energy facilities and 6 under other energy facilities.
- IDAHO POWER CO8rights of way
- BOISE CITY OF3rights of way
- BLM BOISE DIST2rights of way
- COE1right of way
- QWEST CORP1right of way
- BLM LOWER SNAKE RIVER DIST1right of way
- QWEST COMMUNICATIONS1right of way
- IDAHO DEPT OF FISH & GAME1right of way
- HIGHLAND LAND & LIVESTOCK CO1right of way
- BOISE CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT1right of way
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY1right of way
Grazing allotments
7 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Allotment USFS-GRZ-10050.010312253,085acres
- Boise Front13,387acres
- No Unit6,395acres
- Dechambeau Individual4,500acres
- Fenwick Place552acres
- Lucky Peak494acres
- Terteling42acres
The nearest areas
- Long-Billed Curlew HabiatIdaho · 27,529 acres · 34 rights of way, 7 grazing allotments covering part of it31miles
- French John Hill RNAIdaho · 146 acres · 1 right of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it41miles
- Jump Creek CanyonIdaho · 613 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it43miles
- Mcbride Creek RNAIdaho · 262 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it49miles
- Cinnabar Mountain RNAIdaho · 278 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it53miles
More from BLM's Idaho office
Every area BLM's Idaho 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 Boise Front. 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