Private land owners east (down stream) of the Headworks OHV Park have requested that riders at the Headworks OHV Park stay within the boundaries of the park and NOT ride down stream of the park onto their private property. Additionally, officials of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ask that riders stay off of state properties.

Riders who ride more than 1000 feet east of the most eastern jetty just south of the entrance trail will be riding on private property and may be ticketed for trespassing. Jetties are structures constructed of steel beams, cables and trees that are built along the banks of the Loup River. People who ride ATVs and dirtbikes on state land east and west of the Genoa bridge may be ticketed for trespassing. If riders are involved in the destruction of endangered species nesting areas, they could face up to a $10,000 fine, jail time and confiscation of the machine involved.

Our organization recommends that riders obtain written permission from land owners when riding on private property, and locate state property before they ride.

In other news, ATV and dirtbike riders were ticketed for the following at Headworks in mid-July.

A group of minors from Genoa, Grand Island and Newman Grove were arrested for MIP. One person was arrested for procuring alcohol for a minor.

A large group of river riders and campers at Headworks were warned by law enforcement about consumption and possession of alcohol at Headworks and about riding ATVs on state property.

After complaints by private land owners over excessive ATV traffic and trespassing, and with the state's mandate to protect wildlife and endangered species, numerous ATV riders were ticketed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for riding ATVs on state lands and privately owned lands in the Loup River. All of the tickets were issued for "operating an ATV on state land". The state land is located around the highway 39 bridge just south of Genoa and down stream of the highway 39 bridge between Genoa and Monroe. Additionally, there is some state land between the highway 39 bridge and the Headworks OHV Park. Stay out of these areas unless you want to take a chance of being ticketed for operating an ATV on state land. In Nebraska, it is illegal to operate an ATV or dirtbike on state land for recreation and we have heard that the state may bring in more officers to bring the situation under control.

We have had some complaints about LOTS of trash in the parking area, mostly cigarette boxes, cans, Micky D wrapers, etc. This needs to be taken care of. PLEASE dispose of your trash and if you see some laying around, help us out and pick some of it up.

Local law and game enforcement will be on the look out for ATV riders in the river east of Headworks, and south of Genoa to Columbus. On these state and private lands, people will be ticketed even if they only ride in the water, sand bars, or the stream bed east of the Headworks OHV Park.

Alcohol use enforcement at Headworks will also be stepped up.

Operation of an ATV or dirtbike in the river at the Headworks OHV Park is allowed providing your machine does NOT leak oil or gas into the river, is operated in a safe manner, and riders stay within the boundaries of the park. The boundaries of the park are:

Western boundary, the Headgates or dam located on the west end of the park.

Southern boundary, the south river bank of the Loup River.

Eastern boundary, 1000 feet east of the last most eastern jetty in the Loup River located just south of the entrance trail. A jetty is a structure constructed of steel beams, cables and trees that are built along the banks of the Loup River.

Northern boundary, in the main riding area, stay south of the top of the hill south of the canal roads. Along the entrance trails, stay south of all fences signs and roads along the canal.

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