By Tim Cacy
12:01 a.m. PT Mar 5, 2008

On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Union published a story related to BLM closures at Greenhorn. This story could benefit from some important clarifications.

The majority of OHV use occurs on private, not BLM or USFS controlled public lands. These are old mining areas that present adequate riding challenges with little or no environmental impacts. The soils have been long washed away as depicted in the story's lead photo. Access to this area is by county roads. Most other access points are from private land created by the land's owners for their personal use.

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