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Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Accepting Nominations for Citizen Task Force
Description: The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is accepting nominations for its Citizen Task Force, a 16-member panel that advises Colorado Parks and Wildlife on management issues in the upper Arkansas River valley. Photo/Dustin Doskocil.
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Seeks Citizen Task Force Nominations in Salida Through March 15
SALIDA, Colo. – The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is accepting nominations for its Citizen Task Force, a 16-member panel that advises Colorado Parks and Wildlife on management issues in the upper Arkansas River valley.
Delegates are needed to represent each of the following interest areas: anglers; commercial permittees; private boaters; environmental interests; water users; county/municipal government organizations; river-front property owners; and outdoor recreation/other.
Self-nominations are accepted, but endorsement by AHRA partner organizations is encouraged. Nominations are accepted through March 15.
“The task force, created in 1990, makes recommendations to the AHRA on management, growth and development issues throughout the recreation area. It also provides an open communication link to parties affected by management decisions,” said Tom Waters, AHRA Park Manager. “Volunteering for the Citizen Task Force is a great opportunity to get deeply involved in the mission of the AHRA.”
Hours spent working on the task force may be logged toward a free Volunteer Park Pass (issued after 48 hours of volunteer time are logged in a 12-month period). Task force members serve a two-year term, from April 2026 through April 2028. Members are expected to attend four or five meetings annually, typically scheduled from 10 a.m. until noon.
Nomination/application forms are online at https://ahra.mobi/ctfapp. For more information, call (719) 539-7289 or stop by the AHRA Visitor Center, 307 W. Sackett Ave., Salida.
