Utah · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Browns Park
BLM found a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a scenic value, a historic value and a fish resource here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 9 rights of way inside the line today, and nine grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 18,506 acres and was designated October 31, 2008, in the Vernal Field Office 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
9 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 7 under non-energy facilities, 1 under distribution line and 1 under other energy facilities.
- DAGGETT COUNTY (Utah)2rights of way
- UNION TEL CO2rights of way
- MOON LAKE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION1right of way
- VERMILLION RANCH LP1right of way
- MOON LAKE ELECTRIC ASSN INC1right of way
- UT DIV WILDLIFE RESOURCES1right of way
- VERNAL FIELD OFFICE1right of way
Grazing allotments
9 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Spitzie Draw24,849acres
- Jackson-Crouse-D.Hol18,529acres
- Willow Creek12,194acres
- Bridgeport10,714acres
- Red Creek Flat9,680acres
- Marshall Draw8,771acres
- Watson-Dm8,024acres
- Little Hole7,861acres
- Taylor Flat7,387acres
The nearest areas
- Red Creek WatershedUtah · 26,061 acres · 15 oil and gas leases, 9 rights of way, 9 grazing allotments covering part of it6miles
- Little Mountain ACECWyoming · 115,571 acres · 1 oil and gas lease, 20 rights of way, 10 grazing allotments covering part of it17miles
- Irish Canyon ACECColorado · 11,922 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it24miles
- Red Mountain-Dry ForkUtah · 24,326 acres · at least 199 active mining claims and 13 more BLM lists as Filed, 53 rights of way, 14 grazing allotments covering part of it29miles
- Pine Springs ACECWyoming · 6,486 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it36miles
More from BLM's Utah office
Every area BLM's Utah 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 Browns Park. 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