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U.S. government sues group that fenced off Colorado national forest land with barbed wire

The Free Land Holder Committee strung barbed wire around 1,460 acres of Colorado’s San Juan National Forest

A marker is seen on U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, where a group of people had been fencing off acreage after declaring itself the Free Land Holders Committee. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)
A marker is seen on U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, where a group of people had been fencing off acreage after declaring itself the Free Land Holders Committee. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | lpenington@denverpost.com
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The Free Land Holders Committee, which attempted to fence off 1,460 acres of national forest land in Colorado last month, is being sued by the U.S. government.
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