National Conservation Lands

National Conservation Lands poster for Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (2014)

National Conservation Lands, formally known as the National Landscape Conservation System, is a 35-million-acre (140,000 km2) collection of lands in 873 federally recognized areas considered to be the crown jewels of the American West.[1] These lands represent 10% of the 258 million acres (1,040,000 km2) managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM is the largest federal public land manager and is responsible for over 40% of all the federal public land in the nation. The other major federal public land managers include the US Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Over the years, the Bureau of Land Management has had to adjust its approach to public land management to fit the changing needs of the nation. The BLM historically has managed lands under its jurisdiction for extractive uses, such as mining, logging, grazing, and oil and gas production. In 1983, Congress acknowledged the value of watersheds, wildlife habitat, recreation, scenery, scientific exploration and other non-extractive uses with the designation of the first BLM-managed wilderness area—the Bear Trap Canyon unit of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana.[2] In 1996, President Clinton underscored non-extractive priorities on BLM lands when he established the first national monument to be administered by the BLM—the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. With this and several similar designations, a new focus emerged that would become part of how the agency looks at the land it manages: the protection of special areas where conservation and restoration of the landscape and its biological or cultural resources is the overriding objective.

The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System, better known as the National Conservation Lands, was created in 2000 with the mission to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations."[3]

There are eleven federal conservation designations for the units that make up the National Conservation Lands:

When the Conservation System was created in 2000 without Congressional authorization, there was no guarantee that the System would be permanent. The National Landscape Conservation System Act was signed into law in March 2009 as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The Act permanently unified the individual units as a public lands System, protecting the System in law so that it would no longer exist at the pleasure of each president. This marked the first new congressionally authorized public lands system in decades.

The act also added 1,200,000 acres (490,000 ha) of new designations to the System, including a National Monument, three National Conservation Areas, Wilderness, Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Scenic Trails.

List of National Conservation Lands areas[edit]

National monuments[edit]

29 sites totaling 11,394,457 acres (4,611,173 ha)[4]

Monument State Established Federal area Non-federal area Total area
Agua Fria Arizona 2000 70,900 acres (28,700 ha) 1,444 acres (584 ha) 72,344 acres (29,277 ha)
Avi Kwa Ame Nevada 2023 506,814 acres (2,051.00 km2) 0 acres (0 ha) 506,814 acres (2,051.00 km2)
Basin and Range Nevada 2015 704,000 acres (285,000 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 704,000 acres (285,000 ha)
Bears Ears Utah 2016 1,363,948 acres (551,970 ha) 26,911 acres (10,890 ha) 1,390,859 acres (562,861 ha)
Berryessa Snow Mountain California 2015 330,780 acres (133,860 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 330,780 acres (133,860 ha)
Browns Canyon Colorado 2015 21,586 acres (8,736 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 21,586 acres (8,736 ha)
California Coastal California 2000 8,858 acres (3,585 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 8,858 acres (3,585 ha)
Canyons of the Ancients Colorado 2000 163,892 acres (66,325 ha) 12,164 acres (4,923 ha) 176,056 acres (71,247 ha)
Carrizo Plain California 2001 207,237 acres (83,866 ha) 39,575 acres (16,015 ha) 246,812 acres (99,881 ha)
Cascade–Siskiyou Oregon 2000 112,928 acres (45,700 ha) 19,752 acres (7,993 ha) 112,928 acres (45,700 ha)
Craters of the Moon Idaho 2000 727,525 acres (294,419 ha) 14,801 acres (5,990 ha) 752,326 acres (304,456 ha)
Fort Ord California 2012 14,651 acres (5,929 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 14,651 acres (5,929 ha)
Gold Butte Nevada 2016 296,937 acres (120,166 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 296,937 acres (120,166 ha)
Grand Canyon-Parashant Arizona 2000 1,017,200 acres (411,600 ha) 31,125 acres (12,596 ha) 1,048,325 acres (424,242 ha)
Grand Staircase–Escalante Utah 1996 1,866,484 acres (755,339 ha) 13,977 acres (5,656 ha) 1,880,461 acres (760,996 ha)
Ironwood Forest Arizona 2000 1,286,970 acres (520,820 ha) 59,922 acres (24,250 ha) 188,619 acres (76,331 ha)
Jurassic Utah 2019 850 acres (340 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 850 acres (340 ha)
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks New Mexico 2001 4,124 acres (1,669 ha) 1,278 acres (517 ha) 5,402 acres (2,186 ha)
Mojave Trails California 2016 1,600,000 acres (650,000 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 1,600,000 acres (650,000 ha)
Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks New Mexico 2014 496,330 acres (200,860 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 496,330 acres (200,860 ha)
Pompeys Pillar Montana 2001 51 acres (21 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 51 acres (21 ha)
Prehistoric Trackways New Mexico 2009 5,255 acres (2,127 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 5,255 acres (2,127 ha)
Rio Grande del Norte New Mexico 2013 242,555 acres (98,159 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 242,555 acres (98,159 ha)
San Juan Islands Washington 2013 1,000 acres (400 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 1,000 acres (400 ha)
Sand To Snow California 2016 154,000 acres (62,000 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 154,000 acres (62,000 ha)
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains California 2000, 2009 177,128 acres (71,681 ha) 102,943 acres (41,660 ha) 280,071 acres (113,341 ha)
Sonoran Desert Arizona 2001 486,600 acres (196,900 ha) 9,800 acres (4,000 ha) 496,400 acres (200,900 ha)
Upper Missouri River Breaks Montana 2001 374,976 acres (151,747 ha) 120,475 acres (48,755 ha) 495,451 acres (200,502 ha)
Vermilion Cliffs Arizona 2000 279,568 acres (113,137 ha) 14,121 acres (5,715 ha) 293,689 acres (118,852 ha)

National conservation areas (NCAs)[edit]

17 sites totaling 3,708,472 acres (1,500,765 ha)[5]

Conservation Area State Established Federal area Non-federal area Total area
Beaver Dam Wash Utah 2009 64,478 acres (26,093 ha) 8,619 acres (3,488 ha) 73,097 acres (29,581 ha)
Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails Nevada 2000 800,025 acres (323,759 ha) 16,320 acres (6,600 ha) 816,345 acres (330,363 ha)
Dominguez–Escalante Colorado 2009 209,610 acres (84,830 ha) 0 209,610 acres (84,830 ha)
El Malpais New Mexico 1987 272,646 acres (110,336 ha) 20,264 acres (8,201 ha) 292,910 acres (118,540 ha)
Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave New Mexico 2009 24,977 acres (10,108 ha) 2,981 acres (1,206 ha) 27,968 acres (11,318 ha)
Gila Box Riparian Arizona 1990 21,767 acres (8,809 ha) 1,720 acres (700 ha) 23,487 acres (9,505 ha)
Gunnison Gorge Colorado 1999 62,396 acres (25,251 ha) 1,673 acres (677 ha) 65,069 acres (26,332 ha)
John Wesley Powell Utah 2019 29,868 acres (12,087 ha) 0 acres (0 ha) 29,868 acres (12,087 ha)
King Range California 1970 56,167 acres (22,730 ha) 6,320 acres (2,560 ha) 62,487 acres (25,288 ha)
Las Cienegas Arizona 2000 41,972 acres (16,985 ha) 5,307 acres (2,148 ha) 47,279 acres (19,133 ha)
McInnis Canyons Colorado 2000 122,929 acres (49,748 ha) 1,236 acres (500 ha) 124,165 acres (50,248 ha)
Red Cliffs Utah 2009 44,825 acres (18,140 ha) 16,397 acres (6,636 ha) 61,222 acres (24,776 ha)
Red Rock Canyon Nevada 1990 198,065 acres (80,154 ha) 0 198,065 acres (80,154 ha)
San Pedro Riparian Arizona 1988 55,495 acres (22,458 ha) 2,505 acres (1,014 ha) 58,000 acres (23,000 ha)
Sloan Canyon Nevada 2002 48,438 acres (19,602 ha) 81 acres (33 ha) 48,519 acres (19,635 ha)
Snake River Birds of Prey Idaho 1993 486,741 acres (196,977 ha) 144,377 acres (58,427 ha) 601,018 acres (243,223 ha)
Steese Alaska 1980 1,208,624 acres (489,113 ha) 14,144 acres (5,724 ha) 1,222,738 acres (494,825 ha)

BLM wilderness areas[edit]

221 sites totaling 8,736,691 acres (3,535,613 ha); excludes wilderness associated with other agencies[6]

Wilderness area State Established BLM area
Agua Tibia California 2009 538 acres (218 ha)
Aravaipa Canyon Arizona 1984 19,700 acres (8,000 ha)
Argus Range California 1994 65,726 acres (26,598 ha)
Arrastra Mountain Arizona 1990 129,800 acres (52,500 ha)
Arrow Canyon Nevada 2002 27,530 acres (11,140 ha)
Aubrey Peak Arizona 1990 15,440 acres (6,250 ha)
Baboquivari Peak Arizona 1990 2,040 acres (830 ha)
Beaver Dam Mountains Arizona, Utah 1984 18,667 acres (7,554 ha)
Becky Peak Nevada 2006 18,119 acres (7,332 ha)
Beauty Mountain California 2009 15,627 acres (6,324 ha)
Big Horn Mountains Arizona 1990 21,000 acres (8,500 ha)
Big Maria Mountains California 1994 45,384 acres (18,366 ha)
Big Rocks Nevada 2004 12,930 acres (5,230 ha)
Bigelow Cholla Garden California 1994 14,645 acres (5,927 ha)
Big Jacks Creek Idaho 2009 52,926 acres (21,418 ha)
Bighorn Mountain California 1994 26,542 acres (10,741 ha)
Bisti/De-Na-Zin New Mexico 1984 38,305 acres (15,501 ha)
Black Mountain California 1994 20,548 acres (8,315 ha)
Black Ridge Utah 2009 13,108 acres (5,305 ha)
Black Ridge Canyons Colorado, Utah 2000 75,418 acres (30,521 ha)
Black Rock Desert Nevada 2000 314,835 acres (127,409 ha)
Bright Star California 1994 8,190 acres (3,310 ha)
Bristlecone Nevada 2006 14,095 acres (5,704 ha)
Bristol Mountains California 1994 71,385 acres (28,888 ha)
Bruneau–Jarbridge Idaho 2009 89,996 acres (36,420 ha)
Cache Creek California 2006 27,294 acres (11,045 ha)
Cadiz Dunes California 1994 27,294 acres (11,045 ha)
Calico Mountains Nevada 2000 64,968 acres (26,292 ha)
Canaan Mountain Utah 2009 44,447 acres (17,987 ha)
Carrizo Gorge California 1994 14,741 acres (5,965 ha)
Cebolla New Mexico 1987 61,600 acres (24,900 ha)
Cedar Mountain Utah 99,428 acres (40,237 ha)
Cedar Roughs California 2006 6,287 acres (2,544 ha)
Chemehuevi Mountains California 1994 85,840 acres (34,740 ha)
Chimney Peak California 1994 13,140 acres (5,320 ha)
Chuckwalla Mountains California 1994, 2009 112,326 acres (45,457 ha)
Cleghorn Lakes California 1994 39,165 acres (15,850 ha)
Clipper Mountain California 1994 33,844 acres (13,696 ha)
Clover Mountains Nevada 2004 85,668 acres (34,669 ha)
Coso Range California 1994 49,274 acres (19,940 ha)
Cottonwood Canyon Utah 2009 11,667 acres (4,721 ha)
Cottonwood Point Arizona 1984 6,860 acres (2,780 ha)
Cougar Canyon Utah 2009 10,648 acres (4,309 ha)
Coyote Mountains Arizona 1990 5,100 acres (2,100 ha)
Coyote Mountains California 1994 18,630 acres (7,540 ha)
Darwin Falls California 1994 8,190 acres (3,310 ha)
Dead Mountains California 1994 47,157 acres (19,084 ha)
Deep Creek Utah 2009 3,291 acres (1,332 ha)
Deep Creek North Utah 2009 4,478 acres (1,812 ha)
Delamar Mountains Nevada 2004 111,066 acres (44,947 ha)
Doc's Pass Utah 2009 18,216 acres (7,372 ha)
Domeland California 1994 39,379 acres (15,936 ha)
Dominguez Canyon Colorado 2009 66,280 acres (26,820 ha)
Dos Cabezas Mountains Arizona 1990 11,700 acres (4,700 ha)
Eagletail Mountains Arizona 1990 97,880 acres (39,610 ha)
East Cactus Plain Arizona 1990 14,630 acres (5,920 ha)
East Fork High Rock Canyon Nevada 2000 53,618 acres (21,698 ha)
El Dorado Nevada 2002 5,700 acres (2,300 ha)
El Paso Mountains California 1994 23,669 acres (9,579 ha)
Far South Egans Nevada 2004 36,299 acres (14,690 ha)
Fish Creek Mountains California 1994 21,388 acres (8,655 ha)
Fishhooks Arizona 1990 10,500 acres (4,200 ha)
Fortification Range Nevada 2004 30,539 acres (12,359 ha)
Frank Church–River of No Return Idaho 1980 802 acres (325 ha) (BLM only)
Funeral Mountains California 1994 25,708 acres (10,404 ha)
Gibraltar Mountain Arizona 1990 18,790 acres (7,600 ha)
Golden Valley California 1994 36,478 acres (14,762 ha)
Goose Creek Utah 2009 93 acres (38 ha)
Goshute Canyon Nevada 2006 42,544 acres (17,217 ha)
Government Peak Nevada 2006 6,313 acres (2,555 ha)
Grand Wash Cliffs Arizona 1984 37,030 acres (14,990 ha)
Granite Mountain California 2009 34,159 acres (13,824 ha)
Grass Valley California 1994 30,121 acres (12,190 ha)
Gunnison Gorge Colorado 1999 17,784 acres (7,197 ha)
Harcuvar Mountains Arizona 1990 25,050 acres (10,140 ha)
Harquahala Mountains Arizona 1990 22,880 acres (9,260 ha)
Hassayampa River Canyon Arizona 1990 12,300 acres (5,000 ha)
Hells Canyon Arizona 1990 9,951 acres (4,027 ha)
Hells Canyon Oregon 1984 946 acres (383 ha) (BLM only)
Highland Ridge Nevada 2006 68,623 acres (27,771 ha)
High Rock Canyon Nevada 2000 46,465 acres (18,804 ha)
High Rock Lake Nevada 2000 59,107 acres (23,920 ha)
Hollow Hills California 1994 22,046 acres (8,922 ha)
Hummingbird Springs Arizona 1990 31,200 acres (12,600 ha)
Ibex California 1994 28,821 acres (11,663 ha)
Indian Pass California 1994 32,418 acres (13,119 ha)
Inyo Mountains California 1994 125,060 acres (50,610 ha)
Ireteba Peaks Nevada 2002 10,446 acres (4,227 ha)
Ishi California 1984 240 acres (97 ha)
Jacumba California 1994 31,357 acres (12,690 ha)
Jumbo Springs Nevada 2002 4,631 acres (1,874 ha)
Juniper Dunes Washington 1984 7,140 acres (2,890 ha)
Kanab Creek Arizona 1984 6,700 acres (2,700 ha)
Kelso Dunes California 1994 144,915 acres (58,645 ha)
Kiavah California 1994 40,957 acres (16,575 ha)
Kingston Range California 1994 199,598 acres (80,774 ha)
King Range California 2006 42,694 acres (17,278 ha)
La Madre Mountain Nevada 2002 27,867 acres (11,277 ha)
La Verkin Creek Utah 2009 453 acres (183 ha)
Lee Metcalf Montana 1983 6,347 acres (2,569 ha)
Lime Canyon Nevada 2002 23,234 acres (9,402 ha)
Little Chuckwalla Mountains California 1994 28,034 acres (11,345 ha)
Little High Rock Canyon Nevada 2000 48,355 acres (19,569 ha)
Little Jacks Creen Idaho 2009 50,929 acres (20,610 ha)
Little Picacho California 1994 38,214 acres (15,465 ha)
Lower White River Oregon 2009 1,063 acres (430 ha)
Machesna Mountain California 1984 122 acres (49 ha)
Malpais Mesa California 1994 31,905 acres (12,911 ha)
Manly Peak California 1994 12,895 acres (5,218 ha)
Meadow Valley Range Nevada 2004 123,508 acres (49,982 ha)
Mecca Hills California 1994 26,242 acres (10,620 ha)
Mesquite California 1994 44,805 acres (18,132 ha)
Mormon Mountains Nevada 2004 157,716 acres (63,825 ha)
Mount Charleston Nevada 2002 2,142 acres (867 ha)
Mount Irish Nevada 2004 28,274 acres (11,442 ha)
Mount Logan Arizona 1984 14,650 acres (5,930 ha)
Mount Moriah Nevada 1989 8,708 acres (3,524 ha)
Mount Nutt Arizona 1990 28,080 acres (11,360 ha)
Mount Tipton Arizona 1989 31,380 acres (12,700 ha)
Mount Trumbull Arizona 1984 7,880 acres (3,190 ha)
Mount Wilson Arizona 1990 23,900 acres (9,700 ha)
Muddy Mountains Nevada 2002 44,576 acres (18,039 ha)
Muggins Mountains Arizona 1990 7,711 acres (3,121 ha)
Needle's Eye Arizona 1990 8,760 acres (3,550 ha)
New Water Mountains Arizona 1990 24,600 acres (10,000 ha)
Newberry Mountains California 1994 26,102 acres (10,563 ha)
North Fork Owyhee Idaho 2009 43,413 acres (17,569 ha)
Nopah Range California 1994 106,620 acres (43,150 ha)
North Algodones Dunes California 1994 25,895 acres (10,479 ha)
North Black Rock Range Nevada 2000 30,648 acres (12,403 ha)
North Jackson Mountains Nevada 2000 23,439 acres (9,485 ha)
North Maricopa Mountains Arizona 1990 6,320 acres (2,560 ha)
North McCullough Nevada 2002 14,764 acres (5,975 ha)
North Mesquite Mountains California 1994 28,955 acres (11,718 ha)
North Santa Teresa Arizona 1990 5,800 acres (2,300 ha)
Ojito New Mexico 2005 11,183 acres (4,526 ha)
Old Woman Mountains California 1994 163,616 acres (66,213 ha)
Oregon Badlands Oregon 2009 29,261 acres (11,842 ha)
Orocopia Mountains California 1994, 2009 55,614 acres (22,506 ha)
Otay Mountain California 1994 1,685 acres (682 ha)
Owens Peak California 1994 73,797 acres (29,865 ha)
Owyhee River Idaho 2009 267,328 acres (108,184 ha)
Pahrump Valley California 1994 73,724 acres (29,835 ha)
Pahute Peak Nevada 2000 56,890 acres (23,020 ha)
Paiute Arizona 1984 87,900 acres (35,600 ha)
Palen/McCoy California 1984, 2009 259,009 acres (104,817 ha)
Palo Verde Mountains California 1994 30,562 acres (12,368 ha)
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Arizona, Utah 1984 110,722 acres (44,808 ha)
Parsnip Peak Nevada 2004 43,512 acres (17,609 ha)
Peloncillo Mountains Arizona 1990 19,440 acres (7,870 ha)
Picacho Peak California 1994 8,858 acres (3,585 ha)
Pinto Mountains California 2009 24,374 acres (9,864 ha)
Piper Mountain California 1994 72,191 acres (29,215 ha)
Piute Mountains California 1994 48,080 acres (19,460 ha)
Powderhorn Colorado 1993 47,980 acres (19,420 ha)
Rainbow Mountain Nevada 2002 20,313 acres (8,220 ha)
Rawhide Mountains Arizona 1990 38,470 acres (15,570 ha)
Red Butte Utah 2009 1,535 acres (621 ha)
Red Mountain Utah 2009 18,689 acres (7,563 ha)
Redfield Canyon Arizona 1990 6,600 acres (2,700 ha)
Resting Spring Range California 1994 76,309 acres (30,881 ha)
Rice Valley California 1994 41,766 acres (16,902 ha)
Riverside Mountains California 1994 24,004 acres (9,714 ha)
Rocks and Islands California 2006 19 acres (7.7 ha)
Rodman Mountains California 1994 34,320 acres (13,890 ha)
Sacatar Trail California 1994 50,440 acres (20,410 ha)
Saddle Peak Hills California 1994 1,530 acres (620 ha)
San Gorgonio California 1994 39,231 acres (15,876 ha)
Santa Lucia California 1978 1,807 acres (731 ha)
Santa Rosa California 1994, 2009 60,917 acres (24,652 ha)
Sawtooth Mountains California 1994 33,610 acres (13,600 ha)
Sheephole Valley California 1994 187,516 acres (75,885 ha)
Sierra Estrella Arizona 1990 14,400 acres (5,800 ha)
Signal Mountain Arizona 1990 13,350 acres (5,400 ha)
Slaughter Creek Utah 2009 4,047 acres (1,638 ha)
South Egan Range Nevada 2006 67,214 acres (27,201 ha)
South Fork Eel River California 2006 12,867 acres (5,207 ha)
South Jackson Mountains Nevada 2000 54,536 acres (22,070 ha)
South Maricopa Mountains Arizona 1990 60,100 acres (24,300 ha)
South McCullough Nevada 2002 44,244 acres (17,905 ha)
South Nopah Range California 1994 17,060 acres (6,900 ha)
South Pahroc Range Nevada 2004 25,671 acres (10,389 ha)
Spirit Mountain Nevada 2002 605 acres (245 ha)
Spring Basin Oregon 2009 6,378 acres (2,581 ha)
Stateline California 1994 6,963 acres (2,818 ha)
Steens Mountain Oregon 2000 170,166 acres (68,864 ha)
Stepladder Mountains California 1994 83,204 acres (33,671 ha)
Surprise Canyon California 1994 24,429 acres (9,886 ha)
Swansea Arizona 1990 16,400 acres (6,600 ha)
Sylvania Mountains California 1994 18,682 acres (7,560 ha)
Table Rock Oregon 1984 5,781 acres (2,339 ha)
Table Top Arizona 1990 34,400 acres (13,900 ha)
Taylor Creek Utah 2009 35 acres (14 ha)
Tres Alamos Arizona 1990 8,300 acres (3,400 ha)
Trigo Mountains Arizona 1990 30,300 acres (12,300 ha)
Trilobite California 1994 37,308 acres (15,098 ha)
Tunnel Spring Nevada 2004 5,341 acres (2,161 ha)
Turtle Mountains California 1994 177,209 acres (71,714 ha)
Uncompahgre Colorado 1993 3,390 acres (1,370 ha)
Upper Burro Creek Arizona 1990 27,440 acres (11,100 ha)
Ventana California 2002 720 acres (290 ha)
Wabayuma Peak Arizona 1990 38,944 acres (15,760 ha)
Warm Springs Arizona 1990 38,944 acres (15,760 ha)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Nevada 2002 6,050 acres (2,450 ha)
Weepah Spring Nevada 2004 24,249 acres (9,813 ha)
West Malpais New Mexico 1987 39,540 acres (16,000 ha)
Whipple Mountains California 1994 76,122 acres (30,805 ha)
White Canyon Arizona 1990 5,790 acres (2,340 ha)
White Rock Range Nevada 2004 24,249 acres (9,813 ha)
Wild Rogue Oregon 1978 8,595 acres (3,478 ha)
Woolsey Peak Arizona 1990 64,000 acres (26,000 ha)
Worthington Mountains Nevada 2004 30,594 acres (12,381 ha)
Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel California 1984 8,512 acres (3,445 ha) (BLM only)
Yuki Wilderness California 2006 17,195 acres (6,959 ha)

Wilderness study areas[edit]

There are 545 wilderness study areas with a total area of 12,790,291 acres (5,176,047 ha).[7]

National historic trails[edit]

11 sites totaling 5,343 miles (8,599 km)[8]

Distances and states are noted for BLM lands only.

Historic trail BLM states BLM distance
California CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WY 1,493 miles (2,403 km)
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro NM 60 miles (97 km)
Iditarod AK 418 miles (673 km)
Juan Bautista de Anza AZ, CA 103 miles (166 km)
Lewis and Clark ID, MT 369 miles (594 km)
Mormon Pioneer WY 498 miles (801 km)
Nez Perce ID, MT, WY 70 miles (110 km)
Old Spanish AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT 887 miles (1,427 km)
Oregon ID, OR, WY 848 miles (1,365 km)
Pony Express NV, UT, WY 596 miles (959 km)

National scenic trails[edit]

5 units totaling 668 miles (1,075 km)[8]

Distances and states are noted for BLM lands only.

Scenic trail BLM states BLM distance
Arizona AZ 31 miles (50 km)
Continental Divide CO, ID, MT, NM, WY 389 miles (626 km)
Pacific Crest CA, OR 233 miles (375 km)
Pacific Northwest WA 12 miles (19 km)
Potomac Heritage MD 3 miles (4.8 km)

National wild and scenic rivers[edit]

38 sites, totaling 2,061 miles (3,317 km)

Other[edit]

Site State Established Federal area Non-Federal area Total area
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area California 2019
Headwaters Forest Reserve California 1999 7,472 acres (3,024 ha)[9] 0 7,472 acres (3,024 ha)
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Florida 2008 120 acres (49 ha)[10] 0 120 acres (49 ha)
National Conservation Lands of the California Desert California 2016[11]
Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area California 2008 476 acres (193 ha)[12] 0 476 acres (193 ha)
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area Oregon 2000 428,156 acres (173,269 ha)[13] 67,921 acres (27,487 ha) 496,077 acres (200,755 ha)
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area Oregon 1980 95 acres (38 ha) 0 95 acres (38 ha)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Conservation Lands, Bureau of Land Management
  2. ^ wilderness.net
  3. ^ National Landscape Conservation System Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Bureau of Land Management accessed 5-12-15
  4. ^ "National Landscape Conservation System National Monuments" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Land Management. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "National Landscape Conservation System Conservation Areas and Similar Designations" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Land Management. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "National Landscape Conservation System- Wilderness Areas" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Land Management. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "National Landscape Conservation System - Wilderness Study Areas" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "National Landscape Conservation System: National Historic and Scenic Trails" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Land Management. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  9. ^ "Headwaters Forest Reserve...7,472 acres". BLM. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area...120-acre site". BLM. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 28, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  11. ^ Programs: National Conservation Lands: National Conservation Lands of the California Desert | Bureau of Land Management. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/national-conservation-lands-of-the-california-desert
  12. ^ "Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area...476 acre". BLM. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Steens Mountain Cooperative Management & Protection Area...428,156 acres of public land". BLM. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

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