Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Benjamin
BLM found a natural system 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 637 acres and was designated July 5, 1989, in the Brothers La Pine 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.
- ZX-CHRISTMAS LAKE584,604acres
- HAMPTON78,506acres
- RAM LAKE13,750acres
The nearest areas
- Lost ForestOregon/Washington · 8,923 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it15miles
- Lost Forest-Sand Dunes-Fossil LakeOregon/Washington · 26,743 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it17miles
- Logan ButteOregon/Washington · 792 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it25miles
- Devils Garden Lava BedsOregon/Washington · 28,244 acres · 7 grazing allotments covering part of it29miles
- South Fork Crooked RiverOregon/Washington · 3,619 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it31miles
More from BLM's Oregon/Washington office
Every area BLM's Oregon/Washington 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 Benjamin. 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