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| BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT |
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| TRES RIOS FIELD OFFICE |
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| AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN |
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Public scoping for the Tres Rios Field Office Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment ran from March 3, 2106 through May 3, 2016. Thank you to everyone who participated. The purpose of public scoping is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process. |
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The BLM is preparing an RMP Amendment and associated Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-CO-S010-2016-0018-EA) for the Tres Rios Field Office in order to evaluate and consider management prescriptions for 18 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (commonly known as ACECs) nominated during scoping for the Tres Rios Field Office RMP (approved in February 2015). |
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ACECs are public lands where special management is required in order to protect the area's values. To be eligible for designation as an ACEC, an area must meet criteria for both relevance and importance. An ACEC possesses significant historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish or wildlife resources (including habitat, communities, or species), natural processes or systems, or natural hazards. The significance of these values and resources must be substantial in order to satisfy the importance criteria. |
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The planning area is located in Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, San Juan, and San Miguel counties in southwest Colorado and encompasses approximately 130,000 acres of Federal surface public land. The BLM is considering whether to amend the Tres Rios RMP to address 18 areas found to have relevance and importance consistent with BLM Manual 1613 – Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. |
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Nominated Areas |
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The following areas were nominated for consideration as ACECs during public scoping for the Tres Rios RMP: |
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• Anasazi Culture (currently designated an ACEC) – approximately 1,200 acres
• Cement Creek – approximately 450 acres
• Cinnamon Pass – approximately 560 acres
• Coyote Wash – approximately 650 acres
• Disappointment Valley – approximately 2,700 acres
• Dolores River Canyon – approximately 12,000 acres
• Dry Creek Basin – approximately 35,000 acres
• Grassy Hills – approximately 450 acres
• Gypsum Valley (currently designated an ACEC) – approximately 13,200 acres (combined Big Gypsum Valley and Little Gypsum Valley)
• Lake Como – approximately 100 acres
• McIntyre Canyon – approximately 3,000 acres
• Mesa Verde Entrance – approximately 1,300 acres
• Muleshoe Bench – approximately 700 acres
• Northdale – approximately 4,000 acres
• Silvey’s Pocket – approximately 700 acres
• Slick Rock – approximately 3,600 acres
• Snaggletooth – approximately 24,000 acres
• Spring Creek Basin – approximately 25,500 acres
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