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Keating Riparian

BLM found a natural system and a wildlife resource here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 3 active mining claims (and 58 more BLM lists as Filed) and 1 right of way inside the line today, and 11 grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 2,019 acres and was designated July 12, 1989, in the Baker Field Office RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.

Acres2,019
DesignatedJul 12, 1989Baker Field Office RMP
BLM founda natural system and a wildlife resourceand found it important
Inside, at least15claims, rights of way and allotments, and 58 more claims BLM lists as Filed

The line

Keating Riparian
Claimant withheld by BLM, 3Filed, 58Right of way, 1
Ground: USGS The National Map, topographic tiles. Boundaries: BLM's own, read Oct 20, 2026. 61 marks are where BLM's own maps draw them; 1 claim is placed at the middle of the quarter section its land description names, not at the stakes on the ground. Hover or tap one for its holder. The 11 grazing allotments below aren't marked.

Who holds the claims

At least 61 claims sit inside this line: 3 active and 58 filed and pending, 58 with a holder BLM names and 3 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 58 as Filed and 3 as Active.

  • Scout Discoveries Corp57claims
  • Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)3claims
  • SCOUT DISCOVERIES CORP1claim

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.

The rights of way

1 right of way sits inside the line. BLM files 1 under non-energy facilities.

  • BAKER FIELD OFFICE1right of way

Grazing allotments

11 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.

  • Allotment USFS-GRZ-10117.01026329,787acres
  • BALM CREEK3,954acres
  • Allotment USFS-GRZ-10114.0102631,751acres
  • UPPER CLOVER CREEK1,208acres
  • CLOVER CREEK1,168acres

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The proposed rule

A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Keating Riparian. 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

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