Nevada · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Kane Springs
BLM found a natural system and a wildlife resource here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 7 rights of way inside the line today, and four grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 57,185 acres and was designated September 19, 2000, in the 1998 Desert Tortoise amendment to Caliente MFP. In the plan's name, MFP stands for management framework 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
7 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 6 under non-energy facilities and 1 under other energy facilities.
- NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION5rights of way
- LINCOLN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT2rights of way
Grazing allotments
4 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- DELAMAR242,501acres
- BREEDLOVE121,066acres
- LOWER LAKE EAST52,550acres
- GRAPEVINE34,160acres
The nearest areas
- Mormon MesaNevada · 109,865 acres · at least 9 mining claims BLM lists as Under Review, 7 rights of way, 6 grazing allotments covering part of it20miles
- Arrow CanyonNevada · 2,070 acres · nothing placed inside20miles
- Lower Meadow Valley WashNevada · 24,916 acres · at least 11 active mining claims, 15 rights of way, 16 grazing allotments covering part of it24miles
- Mormon MesaNevada · 150,488 acres · 20 rights of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it27miles
- Shooting GalleryNevada · 15,603 acres · 1 right of way, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it32miles
More from BLM's Nevada office
Every area BLM's Nevada 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 Kane Springs. 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