Nevada · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Schlesser Pincushion
BLM found a natural system and a natural process here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place no claim, lease or right of way inside the line today, and three grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 4,925 acres and was designated August 20, 2008, in the Ely RMP. 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
Ground: USGS The National Map, topographic tiles. Boundaries: BLM's own, read Oct 20, 2026. The 3 grazing allotments below aren't marked.Grazing allotments
3 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- HIGHLAND PEAK51,618acres
- BENNETT SPRING48,853acres
- COMET21,179acres
The nearest areas
- Highland RangeNevada · 6,882 acres · at least 16 active mining claims, 17 rights of way, 3 grazing allotments covering part of it8miles
- Condor CanyonNevada · 4,505 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it9miles
- Pahroc Rock ArtNevada · 2,417 acres · 1 right of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it29miles
- Upper Beaver Dam WashUtah · 33,108 acres · at least 16 active mining claims and 18 more BLM lists as Filed, 2 rights of way, 9 grazing allotments covering part of it38miles
- Lower Meadow Valley WashNevada · 24,916 acres · at least 11 active mining claims, 15 rights of way, 16 grazing allotments covering part of it39miles
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 Schlesser Pincushion. 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