New Mexico · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Crow Canyon
BLM found a cultural value, a scenic value and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 8 oil and gas leases and 117 rights of way inside the line today, and three grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 7,778 acres and was designated September 1, 2003, in the Farmington 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
117 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 115 under oil & gas facilities and 2 under other energy facilities.
- ENTERPRISE FIELD SERVICES LLC80rights of way
- *ENTERPRISE FIELD SERVICES LLC26rights of way
- Enterprise Field Services LLC9rights of way
- HILCORP SAN JUAN LLC1right of way
- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC1right of way
The oil and gas leases
8 active oil and gas leases sit inside the line. 8 of them took effect before the area was designated on September 1, 2003.
- HILCORP SAN JUAN LLC6leases
- Holder not listed by BLM1lease
- M & G DRILLING CO INC1lease
Grazing allotments
3 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Canyon Largo37,226acres
- Ensenada Mesa37,175acres
- Dufers Point 33,077acres
The nearest areas
- Moss TrailNew Mexico · 28 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it3miles
- Encinada Mesa-Carrizo CanyonNew Mexico · 3,470 acres · 4 oil and gas leases, 54 rights of way, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it4miles
- Superior MesaNew Mexico · 6,023 acres · 4 oil and gas leases, 28 rights of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it7miles
- Dogie Canyon SchoolNew Mexico · 7.7 acres · 1 right of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it7miles
- Delgadita/Pueblo CanyonsNew Mexico · 351 acres · 6 rights of way, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it7miles
More from BLM's New Mexico office
Every area BLM's New Mexico 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 Crow Canyon. 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