Idaho · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Indian Rocks
BLM found a cultural value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 2 rights of way inside the line today, and a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 3,577 acres and was designated July 10, 2012, in the Pocatello RMP 2012. 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
The rights of way
2 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 1 under non-energy facilities and 1 under oil & gas facilities.
- IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION1right of way
- NORTHWEST PIPELINE1right of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- Rocks3,450acres
The nearest areas
- Robbers Roost Creek RNAIdaho · 400 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it3miles
- Petticoat Peak RNAIdaho · 403 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it13miles
- Downey WatershedIdaho · 1,856 acres · 1 right of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it18miles
- Bowen Canyon Bald Eagle SanctuaryIdaho · 2,298 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it29miles
- Travertine ParkIdaho · 184 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it31miles
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 Indian Rocks. 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