UTAH AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
Designated/Proposed
| SALT LAKE FIELD
OFFICE |
| NAME |
ACRES |
VALUES |
| Bonneville Salt Flats |
30,203 |
Geologic Feature |
| Central Pacific Railroad |
250 |
Historic |
| Donner/Bettridge Creek |
1,120 |
Special status fish, riparian |
| Horseshoe Springs |
760 |
Biological wetlands, riparian |
| Lake Town Canyon |
7,592 |
Municipal watershed, riparian |
| *North Deep Creek Mountains |
28,260 |
Scenic, riparian |
| *North Stansbury Mountain |
10,000 |
Scenic, riparian |
| RICHFIELD FIELD
OFFICE |
| NAME |
ACRES |
VALUES |
| Beaver Wash Canyon |
3,436 |
Biological/Wildlife community |
| Bison |
142,726 |
Wildlife |
| Bullfrog |
4,684 |
Scenic |
| *Crystal Peak |
640 |
Scenic, unique geological |
| *Deep Creek Mountains |
30,740 |
Scenic, riparian |
| Dirty Devil |
82,190 |
Scenic, wildlife, riparian |
| Factory Butte |
267 |
Scenic |
| Fossil Mountain |
1,920 |
Prehistoric life form |
| Fremont Gorge |
1,003 |
Scenic, riparian, wildlife |
| Gandy Mountain Caves |
1,120 |
Geologic feature |
| Gandy Salt Marsh |
2,270 |
Unique biological, riparian |
| Gilbert Badlands |
3,680 |
Geologic feature |
| Little Rockies NNL |
27,000 |
Scenic, unique geological |
| No Man Mesa |
348 |
Relict vegetation |
| Noth Caineville Mesa |
2,200 |
Relict vegetation |
| *Notch Peak |
9,000 |
Scenic, unique geological |
| Pavant Butte |
2,500 |
Inactive volcano |
| Rockwell |
9,630 |
Sand dunes |
| Sandstone Flat Irons |
633 |
Geologic |
| South Caineville Mesa |
4,200 |
Biological community |
| Tabernacle Hill |
3,567 |
Unusual volcanic features |
| Wah Wah Mountains |
5,970 |
Biological community |
| CEDAR CITY FIELD
OFFICE |
| NAME |
ACRES |
VALUES |
| Beaver Dam Slope |
2,440 |
Desert tortoise, desert ecosystem |
| Canaan Mountain |
31,395 |
Scenic, cultural |
| Little Creek Mountain |
19,405 |
Archeological |
| Lower Virgin River |
1,825 |
Endangered fish, archaeological |
| No Mans Mesa RNA |
1,335 |
Relict vegetation |
| Red Bluff |
6,185 |
Scenic, endangered plant |
| Red Mountain Face |
4,960 |
Scenic |
| Santa-Clara-Gunlock |
2,015 |
Riparian, archaeological |
| Santa-Clara-Land Hill |
1,605 |
Riparian, archaeological |
| Upper Beaver Dam Wash |
33,125 |
Riparian, watershed |
| Warner Ridge/Fort Pearce |
4,200 |
Endangered plant, riparian |
| Water/South Fork Indian Canyon |
225 |
Biological community, riparian |
| MOAB FIELD OFFICE |
| NAME |
ACRES |
VALUES |
| Alkali Ridge |
35,890 |
Archaeological |
| Big Flat Tops |
295 |
Relict vegetation |
| Bowknot Bend |
1,072 |
Relict vegetation |
| Bridger Jack Mesa |
5,290 |
Relict vegetation |
| Butler Wash |
13,870 |
Scenic |
| Cedar Mesa |
323,760 |
Archaeological, scenic, riparian |
| Copper Globe |
128 |
Mining |
| Dark Canyon |
62,040 |
Bighorn sheep, archaeological, riparian |
| Dry Lake Archaeological Dist. |
22,225 |
Archaeological, geologic |
| Hovenweep |
1,500 |
Archaeological, riparian |
| I-70 Scenic Corridor |
45,522 |
Scenic |
| Indian Creek |
8,640 |
Scenic |
| Lavender Mesa |
640 |
Relict vegetation |
| Muddy Creek |
28,769 |
Scenic, mining, riparian |
| Negro Bill Canyon ONA |
1,375 |
Scenic, sensitive plants, riparian |
| Pictographs |
43 |
Archaeological |
| San Rafael Canyon |
54,054 |
Scenic |
| San Rafael Reef |
83,950 |
Scenic, relict vegetation |
| Scenic Highway Corridor |
78,390 |
Scenic |
| Segers Hole |
7,933 |
Scenic |
| Shay Canyon |
1,770 |
Archaeological, riparian |
| Sids Mountain |
61,381 |
Scenic |
| Swasey Cabin |
60 |
Historic ranching |
| Temple Mountain Historic Dist. |
2,444 |
Mining |
| VERNAL FIELD OFFICE |
| NAME |
ACRES |
VALUES |
| Browns Park ACEC Complex |
55,700 |
Endangered species, cultural and historic, scenic, riparian |
| Lears Canyon |
1,400 |
Relict vegetation |
| Lower Green River |
7,900 |
Endangered species, scenic |
| Nine Mile Canyon |
50,600 |
Cultural, endangered species |
| Pariette Wetlands |
11,600 |
Unique biological, riparian, endangered species |
| Red Creek Watershed |
24,400 |
Erosion, watershed |
| Red-Mtn Dry Fk. ACEC Complex |
25,800 |
Cultural and paleontological, relict vegetation |
In 1985, Utah had three designated ACEC's totaling 47,830 acres. Today, ten years
later, Utah BLM manages 47 designated ACEC's totaling 1,124,709 acres. Twenty-five
more areas are proposed for designation totaling 445,356 acres.
SUMMARY
ACEC's Designated------------------------47
1,124,709 acres
ACEC's Proposed-------------------------25
468,146 acres
Total-------------------------------72
1,592,855 acres
*Wilderness Study Areas to be designated ACEC's if not designated wilderness. |
