New Mexico · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Sabinoso
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a scenic value, a natural process and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 2 rights of way inside the line today, and 15 grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 32,128 acres and was designated May 24, 2012, in the Taos 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
The rights of way
2 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 1 under distribution line and 1 under fiber optic facilities.
- Springer Electric Cooperative1right of way
- ENMR TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC1right of way
Grazing allotments
15 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Rimrock - Closed (LUP)5,008acres
- Ibex2,016acres
- Lagartija Creek1,824acres
- Sabinoso Squeeze1,675acres
- Canon - Closed (LUP)1,311acres
- Canon Sabinoso1,273acres
- Canon Olguin1,183acres
- Lagartija Bench663acres
- Arroyo Del Mesteno646acres
- Canon Gardunos389acres
- Barbary241acres
- Canon Arguella232acres
- Chicito170acres
- North Canyon Largo133acres
- Largo Rim77acres
The nearest areas
- Copper HillNew Mexico · 21,925 acres · at least 25 active mining claims, 6 rights of way, 5 grazing allotments covering part of it84miles
- Lower GorgeNew Mexico · 24,675 acres · at least 1 active mining claim, 31 rights of way, 14 grazing allotments covering part of it86miles
- SombrilloNew Mexico · 18,089 acres · 13 rights of way, 6 grazing allotments covering part of it87miles
- Santa Fe Canyon RanchNew Mexico · 22,990 acres · 32 rights of way, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it91miles
- La CienegaNew Mexico · 15,131 acres · 10 rights of way, 5 grazing allotments covering part of it92miles
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 Sabinoso. 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