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Monogram van ACEC (Ateliers de Constructions Électriques de Charleroi) op een nokkenschakelkast in een standaardtram van de NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen).
De schakelkast is van het type TC 476. Dit exemplaar is gemonteerd in het brede standaardmotorrijtuig 9942 van de Belgische kustlijn.
Let op het met slagcijfers ingeslagen productienummer links boven het ACEC-embleem.
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De ACEC-schakelkast van de Brusselse motorwagen 5016 is weggeschoven tegen de linkerzijwand. De bestuurder van deze eenrichtingtram beschikt wel over een met kunstleer bekleed klapbankje om zijn taak zittend te verrichten.
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As you drive south along 395 get ready to experience spectacular mountains, valleys, lakes, streams, and volcanic mountain chains. The dramatic display of well preserved geologic features covers volcanic, glacial, erosive, and structural processes (i.e. faulting, uplifting, and folding).
After leaving Walker Pass you will enter Bridgeport Valley, then drive through another pass called Conway Summit. Descending Conway Summit there is a great view of Mono Lake - a salt water lake fed by streams. Just south of Mono Lake on the eastside of 395 is the Volcanic domes. From north to south these include Panum Crater, Mono Crater Chain, Inyo Crater.
Photo by BLMer Bob Wick.
BLM Winter Bucket List #2: Eagle Lake ACEC, California, for Winter Solitude and Eagle Sightings
Eagle Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern is 5100 feet above sea level in north eastern California. It is the second largest natural freshwater lake wholly in California. Having no natural surface outlet, Eagle Lake is a closed basin lake with fluctuating water levels due to variations of inflow.
The Lake and its immediate drainage are located in a high semi-arid plateau characterized by basaltic lava flows, volcanoes, and cinder cones. Some of the lava flows are fairly recent, having occurred not more than a few centuries ago. The higher western portion of the drainage basin consists mainly of volcanic mountains that form the east flank of the Cascade Range.
Eagle Lake is well known for its fish and wildlife. Located around its shores are one of the last colonies of nesting osprey and the largest nesting colony of western and eared grebes in the western United States. It is the home of the Eagle Lake Trout which are native only to Eagle Lake.
Bob Wick, BLM employee who snapped these amazing photos, told us:
Eagle Lake a very busy place in summer, especially with anglers who ply the lake for its famous Eagle Lake Cutthroat Trout. It’s very quiet in winter. Depending on snow conditions, visitors can either hike or cross-country ski along the shore (no developed trails). Its also a great place for viewing wintering bald eagles, but visitors will need to be along the shoreline at daybreak to see the eagles fly off.
Learn more about the area and plan a visit: www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/eaglelake/eaglelake.html
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The Marys Peak ACEC, in the Marys Peak Resource Area, lies in sections 20, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian. These parcels are in Benton County and approximately 9 air miles west and south of Philomath. The majority of the land surrounding these parcels is Siuslaw National Forest lands.
These parcels contain several unique botanical areas. Near the summit of Marys Peak, located in section 28 is a large grassy meadow, a thin soiled, rock garden habitat with southwesterly aspect, and a noble fir (Abies procera) community. Three of the Natural Area cells identified in the 1975 publication "Research Natural Area Needs in the Pacific Northwest" by Dryness, Franklin, et.al., could be filled in section 28 of the Marys Peak ACEC. These are: Old-growth noble fir forest; Grass bald on Coast Range Mountain; and "Rock Garden" community on Coast Range Mountain.
From Philomath, take Oregon Highway 34 southwest approximately 10 miles to Marys Peak Road (BLM Road 13-7-2; Forest Service Road 30). Turn northwest onto the paved Marys Peak Road. Follow the paved road to the summit (approximately 5 miles on Forest Service Road 30, then 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3010). This road forms the southwest boundary of one of the ACEC parcels commencing at section 29's eastern boundary and terminating at another of the ACEC parcels which is near the Marys Peak summit. The other two parcels of this ACEC are accessible by hiking from this road along the west and east section lines of Section 20.
The history of Marys Peak is a fascinating one. The peak was probably called “Chintimini” or “Mouse Mountain” by the Kalapuya people who inhabited this area prior to Euro-American settlement. The name became Marys Peak likely as a result of the naming of Marys River in or before 1846. No aboriginal sites have been identified in the area, but Native Americans may have used the area occasionally. The mountain may be mentioned in a Kalapuyan myth and has been identified by an early ethnographer as being a possible site for Native visionquests. These references indicate that Marys Peak was part of the traditional mythology and religious practices of the aboriginal Willamette Valley inhabitants.
Settlers entered the nearby valleys early, and the lands suitable for agriculture were soon taken up in claims. The hilly lands of Marys Peak were not suited to agriculture and remained in the public domain. In 1866 to 1869, lands were granted to the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad, and one of the parcels in this ACEC became an O&C grant tract. Due to violations in the terms of the O&C grant, these O&C lands eventually were revested in 1916 to the United States government and ultimately became managed as timber lands first by the General Land Office (GLO) and then by its successor, the BLM. The other three ACEC parcels have been managed as public domain (PD) lands by the GLO and the BLM, since Oregon has been part of the United States.
The prominence of Marys Peak led to early interest and entry into the area. A trail from Philomath to Marys Peak was established as early as 1878 and crosses BLM land in section 28. In 1906, the people of Corvallis began using the eastern slopes of Marys Peak as a watershed, and the city began acquiring land in the area. In the 1940's, the Forest Service acquired the immediate top of Marys Peak, leased land near the top from the city of Corvallis and constructed a picnic ground. In 1942, the first lookout was constructed on the Peak on Forest Service land. Marys Peak road was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. This road crosses BLM land in sections 28 and 29.
Logging in the Marys Peak vicinity started in the early part of the century and became more intensive in the 1920s. The Spaulding Logging Company operated north of the area and had a logging camp to the north in 1915. No logging occurred on the ACEC public domain tracts. The O&C parcel in section 29 has been subject to logging. In 1945, the Yew Creek Logging Company logged an area including the SE tip of the parcel. In 1958, the Air Force extended the road and placed a radar station on the peak. The Forest Service began management of these buildings when the radar equipment was later removed. Seven structures currently contain electronic communication equipment in the Marys Peak SBA. A powerline crosses the ACEC in section 29, providing power to the electronic sites. The powerline right of way was granted in 1954 and amended in 1958.
This area, with its ready public access, picnic ground, and lookout, became a focal point for recreation activities from nearby Philomath arid Corvallis. Both summer and winter activities occurred, with portable ski tows, operating between 1942 and 1952. While the majority of these recreational activities were and are focused on the Forest Service lands ¬and facilities, the BLM parcels receive some impact in the forms of hiking, scenic viewing, skiing, road construction and maintenance, and other dispersed recreation related activities and services.
In 1977, the U.S.D.A Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, released its ¬Marys Peak Planning Unit Final Environmental Statement. This document identified 838 National Forest lands acres, and 115 Bureau of Land Management lands acres suitable for designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area (SBA). This included those BLM parcels which later became the Marys Peak ACEC. Consultation between the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM on this designation was undertaken during their initial planning.
The U.S. Forest Service recommended this special area designation based on the area’s significant plant communities, its unique scenic quality as the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range and its high recreation value and heavy recreation use. In their 1986 Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, the U.S. Forest Service proposed that the Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area be established. Designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area was achieved with completion of the Siuslaw National Forest Plan.
During the Salem BLM District's planning activities of the late 1970s, assessment of these parcels for special status was undertaken. The parcels were known to contain the same special values identified as criteria for designation of the adjoining Forest Service lands as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area, and that the values and integrity of the SBA could be significantly affected by BLM management of these parcels. Due to the area's high scenic, botanical, and recreational values and its association with the Siuslaw's SBA, a proposal to designate these BLM parcels as an Outstanding Natural Area was made in the Salem BLM District's Management Framework Plan for the Alsea-Rickreall Planning Unit in I981. ACEC/ONA designation for 105 acres was achieved in the Salem District Westside Timber Management Plan Record of Decision in the fall of 1982, with publication of the decision occurring in 1984.
ELECTROBUS 29.
Vanhool / ACEC.
Depuis plusieurs semaines, on parle des nouveaux autobus hybrides en Wallonie.
Mais ce n'est pas nouveau en voici un bien connu des anciens.
C'est un des deux prototypes hybrides (déjà!) construits par Van Hool /ACEC en 1964, alliant un moteur LPG et un moteur électrique, d'où leur nom d'Electrobus. Ils ont fait des essais notamment à Charleroi et à Liège pendant environ 1 an. Je ne sais absolument pas ce qu'il est advenu de ces véhicules par la suite.
Texte Michel Reps.
Nine Mile Canyon ACEC, Utah
ACECs, as they're often called, are special management areas designated through our land use planning process to protect important resource values. These values vary from ACEC to ACEC and can include things like rock art, endangered plants, wildlife habitat or even spectacular scenery.
A perfect place to start your ACEC explorations in Utah is the Nine Mile Canyon ACEC near Price. Before you think, “How much can nine miles really have to offer?” we should mention that it’s actually 78 miles of amazing, scenic backcountry byway. The Nine Mile Canyon ACEC provides opportunities to hike, ride horses, camp, and, of course, see truly remarkable rock art. In fact, the Nine Mile Canyon ACEC boasts the greatest concentration of rock art sites in the United States. When you visit, be sure not to miss the Great Hunt panel or the ruins of ancient granaries. To make the most of your trip, you should visit the BLM-Utah Nine Mile Canyon ACEC web page (see below) where you’ll find all sorts of useful information about how to get there, what to take, and where to find some of the incredible rock art that makes the area so special.
Website: www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/price/recreation/9mile.html
BN au terminus de la ligne M4.
Tram : BN-ACEC
Mise en service : 1981
Réseau TEC - Charleroi
Opérateur : OTW
BLM Winter Bucket List #2: Eagle Lake ACEC, California, for Winter Solitude and Eagle Sightings
Eagle Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern is 5100 feet above sea level in north eastern California. It is the second largest natural freshwater lake wholly in California. Having no natural surface outlet, Eagle Lake is a closed basin lake with fluctuating water levels due to variations of inflow.
The Lake and its immediate drainage are located in a high semi-arid plateau characterized by basaltic lava flows, volcanoes, and cinder cones. Some of the lava flows are fairly recent, having occurred not more than a few centuries ago. The higher western portion of the drainage basin consists mainly of volcanic mountains that form the east flank of the Cascade Range.
Eagle Lake is well known for its fish and wildlife. Located around its shores are one of the last colonies of nesting osprey and the largest nesting colony of western and eared grebes in the western United States. It is the home of the Eagle Lake Trout which are native only to Eagle Lake.
Bob Wick, BLM employee who snapped these amazing photos, told us:
Eagle Lake a very busy place in summer, especially with anglers who ply the lake for its famous Eagle Lake Cutthroat Trout. It’s very quiet in winter. Depending on snow conditions, visitors can either hike or cross-country ski along the shore (no developed trails). Its also a great place for viewing wintering bald eagles, but visitors will need to be along the shoreline at daybreak to see the eagles fly off.
Learn more about the area and plan a visit: www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/eaglelake/eaglelake.html
Builder: BN in 1981-84
Electrical equipment: ACEC
Length: 18.65m
Weight: 84 tonnes
Power rating: 4,150kW (5,569 hp)
Tractive effort 234kN
Max speed 160km/h
The Marys Peak ACEC, in the Marys Peak Resource Area, lies in sections 20, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian. These parcels are in Benton County and approximately 9 air miles west and south of Philomath. The majority of the land surrounding these parcels is Siuslaw National Forest lands.
These parcels contain several unique botanical areas. Near the summit of Marys Peak, located in section 28 is a large grassy meadow, a thin soiled, rock garden habitat with southwesterly aspect, and a noble fir (Abies procera) community. Three of the Natural Area cells identified in the 1975 publication "Research Natural Area Needs in the Pacific Northwest" by Dryness, Franklin, et.al., could be filled in section 28 of the Marys Peak ACEC. These are: Old-growth noble fir forest; Grass bald on Coast Range Mountain; and "Rock Garden" community on Coast Range Mountain.
From Philomath, take Oregon Highway 34 southwest approximately 10 miles to Marys Peak Road (BLM Road 13-7-2; Forest Service Road 30). Turn northwest onto the paved Marys Peak Road. Follow the paved road to the summit (approximately 5 miles on Forest Service Road 30, then 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3010). This road forms the southwest boundary of one of the ACEC parcels commencing at section 29's eastern boundary and terminating at another of the ACEC parcels which is near the Marys Peak summit. The other two parcels of this ACEC are accessible by hiking from this road along the west and east section lines of Section 20.
The history of Marys Peak is a fascinating one. The peak was probably called “Chintimini” or “Mouse Mountain” by the Kalapuya people who inhabited this area prior to Euro-American settlement. The name became Marys Peak likely as a result of the naming of Marys River in or before 1846. No aboriginal sites have been identified in the area, but Native Americans may have used the area occasionally. The mountain may be mentioned in a Kalapuyan myth and has been identified by an early ethnographer as being a possible site for Native visionquests. These references indicate that Marys Peak was part of the traditional mythology and religious practices of the aboriginal Willamette Valley inhabitants.
Settlers entered the nearby valleys early, and the lands suitable for agriculture were soon taken up in claims. The hilly lands of Marys Peak were not suited to agriculture and remained in the public domain. In 1866 to 1869, lands were granted to the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad, and one of the parcels in this ACEC became an O&C grant tract. Due to violations in the terms of the O&C grant, these O&C lands eventually were revested in 1916 to the United States government and ultimately became managed as timber lands first by the General Land Office (GLO) and then by its successor, the BLM. The other three ACEC parcels have been managed as public domain (PD) lands by the GLO and the BLM, since Oregon has been part of the United States.
The prominence of Marys Peak led to early interest and entry into the area. A trail from Philomath to Marys Peak was established as early as 1878 and crosses BLM land in section 28. In 1906, the people of Corvallis began using the eastern slopes of Marys Peak as a watershed, and the city began acquiring land in the area. In the 1940's, the Forest Service acquired the immediate top of Marys Peak, leased land near the top from the city of Corvallis and constructed a picnic ground. In 1942, the first lookout was constructed on the Peak on Forest Service land. Marys Peak road was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. This road crosses BLM land in sections 28 and 29.
Logging in the Marys Peak vicinity started in the early part of the century and became more intensive in the 1920s. The Spaulding Logging Company operated north of the area and had a logging camp to the north in 1915. No logging occurred on the ACEC public domain tracts. The O&C parcel in section 29 has been subject to logging. In 1945, the Yew Creek Logging Company logged an area including the SE tip of the parcel. In 1958, the Air Force extended the road and placed a radar station on the peak. The Forest Service began management of these buildings when the radar equipment was later removed. Seven structures currently contain electronic communication equipment in the Marys Peak SBA. A powerline crosses the ACEC in section 29, providing power to the electronic sites. The powerline right of way was granted in 1954 and amended in 1958.
This area, with its ready public access, picnic ground, and lookout, became a focal point for recreation activities from nearby Philomath arid Corvallis. Both summer and winter activities occurred, with portable ski tows, operating between 1942 and 1952. While the majority of these recreational activities were and are focused on the Forest Service lands ¬and facilities, the BLM parcels receive some impact in the forms of hiking, scenic viewing, skiing, road construction and maintenance, and other dispersed recreation related activities and services.
In 1977, the U.S.D.A Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, released its ¬Marys Peak Planning Unit Final Environmental Statement. This document identified 838 National Forest lands acres, and 115 Bureau of Land Management lands acres suitable for designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area (SBA). This included those BLM parcels which later became the Marys Peak ACEC. Consultation between the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM on this designation was undertaken during their initial planning.
The U.S. Forest Service recommended this special area designation based on the area’s significant plant communities, its unique scenic quality as the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range and its high recreation value and heavy recreation use. In their 1986 Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, the U.S. Forest Service proposed that the Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area be established. Designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area was achieved with completion of the Siuslaw National Forest Plan.
During the Salem BLM District's planning activities of the late 1970s, assessment of these parcels for special status was undertaken. The parcels were known to contain the same special values identified as criteria for designation of the adjoining Forest Service lands as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area, and that the values and integrity of the SBA could be significantly affected by BLM management of these parcels. Due to the area's high scenic, botanical, and recreational values and its association with the Siuslaw's SBA, a proposal to designate these BLM parcels as an Outstanding Natural Area was made in the Salem BLM District's Management Framework Plan for the Alsea-Rickreall Planning Unit in I981. ACEC/ONA designation for 105 acres was achieved in the Salem District Westside Timber Management Plan Record of Decision in the fall of 1982, with publication of the decision occurring in 1984.
The Marys Peak ACEC, in the Marys Peak Resource Area, lies in sections 20, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian. These parcels are in Benton County and approximately 9 air miles west and south of Philomath. The majority of the land surrounding these parcels is Siuslaw National Forest lands.
These parcels contain several unique botanical areas. Near the summit of Marys Peak, located in section 28 is a large grassy meadow, a thin soiled, rock garden habitat with southwesterly aspect, and a noble fir (Abies procera) community. Three of the Natural Area cells identified in the 1975 publication "Research Natural Area Needs in the Pacific Northwest" by Dryness, Franklin, et.al., could be filled in section 28 of the Marys Peak ACEC. These are: Old-growth noble fir forest; Grass bald on Coast Range Mountain; and "Rock Garden" community on Coast Range Mountain.
From Philomath, take Oregon Highway 34 southwest approximately 10 miles to Marys Peak Road (BLM Road 13-7-2; Forest Service Road 30). Turn northwest onto the paved Marys Peak Road. Follow the paved road to the summit (approximately 5 miles on Forest Service Road 30, then 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3010). This road forms the southwest boundary of one of the ACEC parcels commencing at section 29's eastern boundary and terminating at another of the ACEC parcels which is near the Marys Peak summit. The other two parcels of this ACEC are accessible by hiking from this road along the west and east section lines of Section 20.
The history of Marys Peak is a fascinating one. The peak was probably called “Chintimini” or “Mouse Mountain” by the Kalapuya people who inhabited this area prior to Euro-American settlement. The name became Marys Peak likely as a result of the naming of Marys River in or before 1846. No aboriginal sites have been identified in the area, but Native Americans may have used the area occasionally. The mountain may be mentioned in a Kalapuyan myth and has been identified by an early ethnographer as being a possible site for Native visionquests. These references indicate that Marys Peak was part of the traditional mythology and religious practices of the aboriginal Willamette Valley inhabitants.
Settlers entered the nearby valleys early, and the lands suitable for agriculture were soon taken up in claims. The hilly lands of Marys Peak were not suited to agriculture and remained in the public domain. In 1866 to 1869, lands were granted to the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad, and one of the parcels in this ACEC became an O&C grant tract. Due to violations in the terms of the O&C grant, these O&C lands eventually were revested in 1916 to the United States government and ultimately became managed as timber lands first by the General Land Office (GLO) and then by its successor, the BLM. The other three ACEC parcels have been managed as public domain (PD) lands by the GLO and the BLM, since Oregon has been part of the United States.
The prominence of Marys Peak led to early interest and entry into the area. A trail from Philomath to Marys Peak was established as early as 1878 and crosses BLM land in section 28. In 1906, the people of Corvallis began using the eastern slopes of Marys Peak as a watershed, and the city began acquiring land in the area. In the 1940's, the Forest Service acquired the immediate top of Marys Peak, leased land near the top from the city of Corvallis and constructed a picnic ground. In 1942, the first lookout was constructed on the Peak on Forest Service land. Marys Peak road was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. This road crosses BLM land in sections 28 and 29.
Logging in the Marys Peak vicinity started in the early part of the century and became more intensive in the 1920s. The Spaulding Logging Company operated north of the area and had a logging camp to the north in 1915. No logging occurred on the ACEC public domain tracts. The O&C parcel in section 29 has been subject to logging. In 1945, the Yew Creek Logging Company logged an area including the SE tip of the parcel. In 1958, the Air Force extended the road and placed a radar station on the peak. The Forest Service began management of these buildings when the radar equipment was later removed. Seven structures currently contain electronic communication equipment in the Marys Peak SBA. A powerline crosses the ACEC in section 29, providing power to the electronic sites. The powerline right of way was granted in 1954 and amended in 1958.
This area, with its ready public access, picnic ground, and lookout, became a focal point for recreation activities from nearby Philomath arid Corvallis. Both summer and winter activities occurred, with portable ski tows, operating between 1942 and 1952. While the majority of these recreational activities were and are focused on the Forest Service lands ¬and facilities, the BLM parcels receive some impact in the forms of hiking, scenic viewing, skiing, road construction and maintenance, and other dispersed recreation related activities and services.
In 1977, the U.S.D.A Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, released its ¬Marys Peak Planning Unit Final Environmental Statement. This document identified 838 National Forest lands acres, and 115 Bureau of Land Management lands acres suitable for designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area (SBA). This included those BLM parcels which later became the Marys Peak ACEC. Consultation between the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM on this designation was undertaken during their initial planning.
The U.S. Forest Service recommended this special area designation based on the area’s significant plant communities, its unique scenic quality as the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range and its high recreation value and heavy recreation use. In their 1986 Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, the U.S. Forest Service proposed that the Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area be established. Designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area was achieved with completion of the Siuslaw National Forest Plan.
During the Salem BLM District's planning activities of the late 1970s, assessment of these parcels for special status was undertaken. The parcels were known to contain the same special values identified as criteria for designation of the adjoining Forest Service lands as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area, and that the values and integrity of the SBA could be significantly affected by BLM management of these parcels. Due to the area's high scenic, botanical, and recreational values and its association with the Siuslaw's SBA, a proposal to designate these BLM parcels as an Outstanding Natural Area was made in the Salem BLM District's Management Framework Plan for the Alsea-Rickreall Planning Unit in I981. ACEC/ONA designation for 105 acres was achieved in the Salem District Westside Timber Management Plan Record of Decision in the fall of 1982, with publication of the decision occurring in 1984.
ACEC- (Ateliers de Construction Électrique de Charleroi) schakelkast van NMVB-standaardmotorwagen 9994. Achter de schakelkast bevindt zich de schakelaar met controlelampen voor het pinkerlicht (de richtingaanwijzers).
De schakelkruk draait hier over de achterkant van de kast heen. Vergelijk dit met de ACEC-schakelkast in de Brusselse serie 5000 waar de kruk juist over de voorzijde van de kast draait.
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Raamtransparant, gefotografeerd in een Luikse stadstram in het 'Natalis'-museum (Musée des Transports en Commun du Pays de Liège)
Window ad, photographed in an urban tram of Liège in the 'Natalis' museum (Musée des Transports en Commun du Pays de Liège)
ACEC = Ateliers de Constructions Électriques de Charleroi
The Marys Peak ACEC, in the Marys Peak Resource Area, lies in sections 20, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian. These parcels are in Benton County and approximately 9 air miles west and south of Philomath. The majority of the land surrounding these parcels is Siuslaw National Forest lands.
These parcels contain several unique botanical areas. Near the summit of Marys Peak, located in section 28 is a large grassy meadow, a thin soiled, rock garden habitat with southwesterly aspect, and a noble fir (Abies procera) community. Three of the Natural Area cells identified in the 1975 publication "Research Natural Area Needs in the Pacific Northwest" by Dryness, Franklin, et.al., could be filled in section 28 of the Marys Peak ACEC. These are: Old-growth noble fir forest; Grass bald on Coast Range Mountain; and "Rock Garden" community on Coast Range Mountain.
From Philomath, take Oregon Highway 34 southwest approximately 10 miles to Marys Peak Road (BLM Road 13-7-2; Forest Service Road 30). Turn northwest onto the paved Marys Peak Road. Follow the paved road to the summit (approximately 5 miles on Forest Service Road 30, then 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3010). This road forms the southwest boundary of one of the ACEC parcels commencing at section 29's eastern boundary and terminating at another of the ACEC parcels which is near the Marys Peak summit. The other two parcels of this ACEC are accessible by hiking from this road along the west and east section lines of Section 20.
The history of Marys Peak is a fascinating one. The peak was probably called “Chintimini” or “Mouse Mountain” by the Kalapuya people who inhabited this area prior to Euro-American settlement. The name became Marys Peak likely as a result of the naming of Marys River in or before 1846. No aboriginal sites have been identified in the area, but Native Americans may have used the area occasionally. The mountain may be mentioned in a Kalapuyan myth and has been identified by an early ethnographer as being a possible site for Native visionquests. These references indicate that Marys Peak was part of the traditional mythology and religious practices of the aboriginal Willamette Valley inhabitants.
Settlers entered the nearby valleys early, and the lands suitable for agriculture were soon taken up in claims. The hilly lands of Marys Peak were not suited to agriculture and remained in the public domain. In 1866 to 1869, lands were granted to the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad, and one of the parcels in this ACEC became an O&C grant tract. Due to violations in the terms of the O&C grant, these O&C lands eventually were revested in 1916 to the United States government and ultimately became managed as timber lands first by the General Land Office (GLO) and then by its successor, the BLM. The other three ACEC parcels have been managed as public domain (PD) lands by the GLO and the BLM, since Oregon has been part of the United States.
The prominence of Marys Peak led to early interest and entry into the area. A trail from Philomath to Marys Peak was established as early as 1878 and crosses BLM land in section 28. In 1906, the people of Corvallis began using the eastern slopes of Marys Peak as a watershed, and the city began acquiring land in the area. In the 1940's, the Forest Service acquired the immediate top of Marys Peak, leased land near the top from the city of Corvallis and constructed a picnic ground. In 1942, the first lookout was constructed on the Peak on Forest Service land. Marys Peak road was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. This road crosses BLM land in sections 28 and 29.
Logging in the Marys Peak vicinity started in the early part of the century and became more intensive in the 1920s. The Spaulding Logging Company operated north of the area and had a logging camp to the north in 1915. No logging occurred on the ACEC public domain tracts. The O&C parcel in section 29 has been subject to logging. In 1945, the Yew Creek Logging Company logged an area including the SE tip of the parcel. In 1958, the Air Force extended the road and placed a radar station on the peak. The Forest Service began management of these buildings when the radar equipment was later removed. Seven structures currently contain electronic communication equipment in the Marys Peak SBA. A powerline crosses the ACEC in section 29, providing power to the electronic sites. The powerline right of way was granted in 1954 and amended in 1958.
This area, with its ready public access, picnic ground, and lookout, became a focal point for recreation activities from nearby Philomath arid Corvallis. Both summer and winter activities occurred, with portable ski tows, operating between 1942 and 1952. While the majority of these recreational activities were and are focused on the Forest Service lands ¬and facilities, the BLM parcels receive some impact in the forms of hiking, scenic viewing, skiing, road construction and maintenance, and other dispersed recreation related activities and services.
In 1977, the U.S.D.A Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, released its ¬Marys Peak Planning Unit Final Environmental Statement. This document identified 838 National Forest lands acres, and 115 Bureau of Land Management lands acres suitable for designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area (SBA). This included those BLM parcels which later became the Marys Peak ACEC. Consultation between the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM on this designation was undertaken during their initial planning.
The U.S. Forest Service recommended this special area designation based on the area’s significant plant communities, its unique scenic quality as the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range and its high recreation value and heavy recreation use. In their 1986 Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, the U.S. Forest Service proposed that the Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area be established. Designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area was achieved with completion of the Siuslaw National Forest Plan.
During the Salem BLM District's planning activities of the late 1970s, assessment of these parcels for special status was undertaken. The parcels were known to contain the same special values identified as criteria for designation of the adjoining Forest Service lands as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area, and that the values and integrity of the SBA could be significantly affected by BLM management of these parcels. Due to the area's high scenic, botanical, and recreational values and its association with the Siuslaw's SBA, a proposal to designate these BLM parcels as an Outstanding Natural Area was made in the Salem BLM District's Management Framework Plan for the Alsea-Rickreall Planning Unit in I981. ACEC/ONA designation for 105 acres was achieved in the Salem District Westside Timber Management Plan Record of Decision in the fall of 1982, with publication of the decision occurring in 1984.
Valley of the Gods ACEC, Utah
The Valley of the Gods ACEC in southeastern Utah is a hidden gem. Protected for its incredible scenic value, the area offers beautiful Cedar Mesa sandstone monoliths, towering pinnacles and wide open spaces that seem to go on forever. In fact, the Salt Lake Tribune and KUED-Channel 7 featured the ACEC in this year’s ‘Utah Bucket List’ series—highlighting the annual Bluff International Balloon Festival’s morning flight over the Valley of the Gods as a Utah must see!
Before you visit the Valley of the Gods ACEC, be sure to print a guide to help you identify the massive sandstone formations. You can get the guide here: on.doi.gov/1iv6KRB.
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Photos by BLMers: Andrea kachulus, Robert Leaver, and Bob Wick
The Conway Summit ACEC is managed by the Bishop FO and is located adjacent to U. S. 395 so offers some of the most accessible and spectacular fall color viewing areas anywhere in CA. The backdrop is formed by 12,000 ft. peaks of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. The last of the color will probably last through this weekend unless rain/snow knocks off the leaves. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
The Marys Peak ACEC, in the Marys Peak Resource Area, lies in sections 20, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian. These parcels are in Benton County and approximately 9 air miles west and south of Philomath. The majority of the land surrounding these parcels is Siuslaw National Forest lands.
These parcels contain several unique botanical areas. Near the summit of Marys Peak, located in section 28 is a large grassy meadow, a thin soiled, rock garden habitat with southwesterly aspect, and a noble fir (Abies procera) community. Three of the Natural Area cells identified in the 1975 publication "Research Natural Area Needs in the Pacific Northwest" by Dryness, Franklin, et.al., could be filled in section 28 of the Marys Peak ACEC. These are: Old-growth noble fir forest; Grass bald on Coast Range Mountain; and "Rock Garden" community on Coast Range Mountain.
From Philomath, take Oregon Highway 34 southwest approximately 10 miles to Marys Peak Road (BLM Road 13-7-2; Forest Service Road 30). Turn northwest onto the paved Marys Peak Road. Follow the paved road to the summit (approximately 5 miles on Forest Service Road 30, then 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3010). This road forms the southwest boundary of one of the ACEC parcels commencing at section 29's eastern boundary and terminating at another of the ACEC parcels which is near the Marys Peak summit. The other two parcels of this ACEC are accessible by hiking from this road along the west and east section lines of Section 20.
The history of Marys Peak is a fascinating one. The peak was probably called “Chintimini” or “Mouse Mountain” by the Kalapuya people who inhabited this area prior to Euro-American settlement. The name became Marys Peak likely as a result of the naming of Marys River in or before 1846. No aboriginal sites have been identified in the area, but Native Americans may have used the area occasionally. The mountain may be mentioned in a Kalapuyan myth and has been identified by an early ethnographer as being a possible site for Native visionquests. These references indicate that Marys Peak was part of the traditional mythology and religious practices of the aboriginal Willamette Valley inhabitants.
Settlers entered the nearby valleys early, and the lands suitable for agriculture were soon taken up in claims. The hilly lands of Marys Peak were not suited to agriculture and remained in the public domain. In 1866 to 1869, lands were granted to the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad, and one of the parcels in this ACEC became an O&C grant tract. Due to violations in the terms of the O&C grant, these O&C lands eventually were revested in 1916 to the United States government and ultimately became managed as timber lands first by the General Land Office (GLO) and then by its successor, the BLM. The other three ACEC parcels have been managed as public domain (PD) lands by the GLO and the BLM, since Oregon has been part of the United States.
The prominence of Marys Peak led to early interest and entry into the area. A trail from Philomath to Marys Peak was established as early as 1878 and crosses BLM land in section 28. In 1906, the people of Corvallis began using the eastern slopes of Marys Peak as a watershed, and the city began acquiring land in the area. In the 1940's, the Forest Service acquired the immediate top of Marys Peak, leased land near the top from the city of Corvallis and constructed a picnic ground. In 1942, the first lookout was constructed on the Peak on Forest Service land. Marys Peak road was begun in 1938 and completed in 1941. This road crosses BLM land in sections 28 and 29.
Logging in the Marys Peak vicinity started in the early part of the century and became more intensive in the 1920s. The Spaulding Logging Company operated north of the area and had a logging camp to the north in 1915. No logging occurred on the ACEC public domain tracts. The O&C parcel in section 29 has been subject to logging. In 1945, the Yew Creek Logging Company logged an area including the SE tip of the parcel. In 1958, the Air Force extended the road and placed a radar station on the peak. The Forest Service began management of these buildings when the radar equipment was later removed. Seven structures currently contain electronic communication equipment in the Marys Peak SBA. A powerline crosses the ACEC in section 29, providing power to the electronic sites. The powerline right of way was granted in 1954 and amended in 1958.
This area, with its ready public access, picnic ground, and lookout, became a focal point for recreation activities from nearby Philomath arid Corvallis. Both summer and winter activities occurred, with portable ski tows, operating between 1942 and 1952. While the majority of these recreational activities were and are focused on the Forest Service lands ¬and facilities, the BLM parcels receive some impact in the forms of hiking, scenic viewing, skiing, road construction and maintenance, and other dispersed recreation related activities and services.
In 1977, the U.S.D.A Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, released its ¬Marys Peak Planning Unit Final Environmental Statement. This document identified 838 National Forest lands acres, and 115 Bureau of Land Management lands acres suitable for designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area (SBA). This included those BLM parcels which later became the Marys Peak ACEC. Consultation between the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM on this designation was undertaken during their initial planning.
The U.S. Forest Service recommended this special area designation based on the area’s significant plant communities, its unique scenic quality as the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range and its high recreation value and heavy recreation use. In their 1986 Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, the U.S. Forest Service proposed that the Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area be established. Designation as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area was achieved with completion of the Siuslaw National Forest Plan.
During the Salem BLM District's planning activities of the late 1970s, assessment of these parcels for special status was undertaken. The parcels were known to contain the same special values identified as criteria for designation of the adjoining Forest Service lands as a Scenic Botanical Special Interest Area, and that the values and integrity of the SBA could be significantly affected by BLM management of these parcels. Due to the area's high scenic, botanical, and recreational values and its association with the Siuslaw's SBA, a proposal to designate these BLM parcels as an Outstanding Natural Area was made in the Salem BLM District's Management Framework Plan for the Alsea-Rickreall Planning Unit in I981. ACEC/ONA designation for 105 acres was achieved in the Salem District Westside Timber Management Plan Record of Decision in the fall of 1982, with publication of the decision occurring in 1984.
The Conway Summit ACEC is managed by the Bishop FO and is located adjacent to U. S. 395 so offers some of the most accessible and spectacular fall color viewing areas anywhere in CA. The backdrop is formed by 12,000 ft. peaks of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. The last of the color will probably last through this weekend unless rain/snow knocks off the leaves. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
Table Rocks ACEC, Oregon
Upper and Lower Table Rocks are two of the most prominent topographic features in the Rogue River Valley. These flat-topped buttes rise approximately 800 feet above the north bank of the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon. Upper and Lower refer to their positions relative to each other along the Rogue River; Lower Table Rock is located downstream, or lower on the river, from Upper Table Rock.
The Table Rocks were designated in 1984 as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) to protect special plants and animal species, unique geologic and scenic values, and education opportunities. The remarkable diversity of the Table Rocks includes a spectacular spring wildflower display of over 75 species, including the dwarf wooly meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. pumila), which grows nowhere else on Earth but on the top of the Table Rocks. Vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), federally listed as threatened, inhabit the seasonally formed vernal pools found on the tops of both rocks.
The 4,864-acre Table Rocks Management Area is cooperatively owned and administered by the Medford District Bureau of Land Management (2,105 acres) and The Nature Conservancy (2,759 acres). Memorandums of Understanding signed in 2011 and 2012 with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians allow for coordinating resources to protect the Table Rocks for present and future generations. A cooperative management plan for the area was completed in 2013.
If you've never been, start planning your trip right here: www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/tablerock/index.php