Utah · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Pariette Wetlands
BLM found a natural system and a wildlife resource here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place 23 oil and gas leases and 11 rights of way inside the line today, and two grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 10,594 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
11 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 8 under non-energy facilities and 3 under oil & gas facilities.
- UINTAH COUNTY (Utah)3rights of way
- WAPITI ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC2rights of way
- VERNAL FIELD OFFICE2rights of way
- FOURPOINT RESOURCES, LLC1right of way
- A private individual, name withheld by this site1right of way
- OVINTIV USA INC1right of way
- DUCHESNE COUNTY (Utah) - ROAD DEPARTMENT1right of way
The oil and gas leases
23 active oil and gas leases sit inside the line. 23 of them took effect before the area was designated on October 31, 2008.
- SCOUT ENERGY GROUP V LP19leases
- Holder not listed by BLM3leases
- WAPITI ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC1lease
Not counted: 1 more lease BLM lists as Interim.
Grazing allotments
2 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Eight Mile Flat27,550acres
- Wetlands18,481acres
The nearest areas
- Lower Green RiverUtah · 6,988 acres · 5 oil and gas leases, 2 rights of way, 5 grazing allotments covering part of it11miles
- Nine Mile CanyonUtah · 44,257 acres · 7 oil and gas leases, 14 rights of way, 14 grazing allotments covering part of it21miles
- Nine Mile CanyonUtah · 26,108 acres · 2 oil and gas leases, 10 rights of way, 14 grazing allotments covering part of it25miles
- Lears CanyonUtah · 1,374 acres · 1 oil and gas lease, 2 grazing allotments covering part of it32miles
- 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 it39miles
Next to it
Lower Green River touches the line.
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 Pariette Wetlands. 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