Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Leslie Gulch
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource and a scenic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 2 rights of way inside the line today, and a grazing allotment covers part of it. It covers 11,683 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
The rights of way
2 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 2 under non-energy facilities.
- VALE DISTRICT OFFICE2rights of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- THREE FINGERS155,873acres
The nearest areas
- Mahogany RidgeOregon/Washington · 682 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it4miles
- Spring MountainOregon/Washington · 995 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it9miles
- HoneycombsOregon/Washington · 15,868 acres · at least 1 active mining claim, a grazing allotment covering part of it10miles
- 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 it12miles
- Coal Mine BasinOregon/Washington · 756 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it13miles
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 Leslie Gulch. 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