This is an aggregate national dataset describing the geographic boundaries of the ACEC within the BLM managed public lands. The designated ACECs are "areas within the public lands where special management attention is required to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or other natural systems of processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards." To include information on Ownership and Level of Protection (CEA Technical Team decision, 6/1/12), Intersect the PAD-US dataset (PADUS_1_2_StudyArea) with the NM_NCA_and_Similar data with the following fields turned on: Owner Type, Owner Name, Local Owner, Manager Name, Primary Designation Type, Primary [...]
