Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Honeycombs
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a scenic value and a natural process here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 1 active mining claim inside the line today, and a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 15,868 acres and was designated September 1, 2002, in the Southeastern Oregon 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
Who holds the claims
At least 1 claim sits inside this line: 1 active, 1 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 1 as Active. The claim wasn't located before the area was designated.
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)1claim
BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- THREE FINGERS155,873acres
The nearest areas
- Owyhee ViewsOregon/Washington · 52,589 acres · at least 1 mining claim BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, 9 grazing allotments covering part of it4miles
- Hammond Hill Sand HillsOregon/Washington · 3,716 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it9miles
- Leslie GulchOregon/Washington · 11,683 acres · 2 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it10miles
- Mahogany RidgeOregon/Washington · 682 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it14miles
- Dry Creek GorgeOregon/Washington · 16,106 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it14miles
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 Honeycombs. 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