Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
North Spit
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a scenic value, a natural process and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 2 rights of way inside the line today. It covers 710 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 2 under non-energy facilities.
- CORP OF ENGINEERS -PORTLAND DIST1right of way
- COOS BAY-NB WATER BD1right of way
The nearest areas
- North Fork Coquille RiverOregon/Washington · 131 acres · nothing placed inside22miles
- Cherry CreekOregon/Washington · 612 acres · 1 right of way22miles
- China WallOregon/Washington · 332 acres · 1 right of way24miles
- Brownson RidgeOregon/Washington · 389 acres · nothing placed inside26miles
- Tioga CreekOregon/Washington · 42 acres · nothing placed inside28miles
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 North Spit. 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