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Ringing Rocks ACEC, BLM Montana/Dakotas Butte Field Office in the Western Montana District Areas of Critical Environmental Concern or ACECs are special designations unique to the BLM. These areas require special management beyond what is normally required to protect significant historic, cultural, scenic, other values with locally significant qualities, or natural hazards. These qualities range from irreplaceable resources to something that might be extremely rare. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requires BLM to review nominations of ACECs during the planning process. One example of an ACEC that is both rare and distinctive is the Ringing Rocks ACEC managed by the BLM Montana/Dakotas Butte Field Office in the Western Montana District. The Ringing Rocks ACEC is a geologic feature resulting from a combination of chemical composition and joining patterns which cause the rocks to chime when struck. Rocks removed from the formation do not ring. The only other ringing rocks formation known in the United States is located in Pennsylvania. No ACEC is exactly alike so each ACEC has its own unique management direction that protects the resource but still recognizes BLM’s Multiple Use Sustained Yield mission. The management of an ACEC is usually described in a Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP). To protect the unique features of the Ringing Rocks ACEC the BLM Butte Field Office has added interpretative information to the site to help educate visitors about the importance of the rock features, reclaimed an old abandoned mine shaft, and prohibited the removal of these unique rocks from the area. The 160-acre site was also withdrawn from mineral entry in 1965. These special management decisions are all found in the Butte Field Office RMP and ensure future generations will enjoy the unique geographic feature found on this irreplaceable piece of BLM-managed public land. |
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| Source | Areas of Critical Environmental Concern |
| Author | Bureau of Land Management |
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