Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
New River
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a historic value and a fish resource 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 1,135 acres and was designated August 5, 2016, in the Northwestern and Coastal 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 1 under other energy facilities and 1 under non-energy facilities.
- Holder not listed by BLM1right of way
- PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEISMIC NETWORK1right of way
Grazing allotments
A grazing allotment covers part of this line. Its permittee isn't named here yet.
- NEW RIVER142acres
The nearest areas
- Rocky PeakOregon/Washington · 1,829 acres · 3 rights of way22miles
- Brownson RidgeOregon/Washington · 389 acres · nothing placed inside25miles
- Euphoria RidgeOregon/Washington · 241 acres · nothing placed inside27miles
- North SpitOregon/Washington · 710 acres · 2 rights of way30miles
- Cherry CreekOregon/Washington · 612 acres · 1 right of way32miles
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 New River. 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