This article has been amended to reflect the following correction:

Correction: Aug. 3, 2014

A story published on Page A-1 of the Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, edition of The Santa Fe New Mexican about the Snowy River passage incorrectly stated that members of the public can enter Fort Stanton Cave with a special-use permit from the Bureau of Land Management. The general public cannot enter the cave, which is currently closed to protect bats inside the cave from disease.