The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is looking for citizens advisory board members to help shape park policy on the Kenai Peninsula.
Eight spots are opening up this June on the boards for the Kenai River Special Management Area and Kachemak Bay State Park.
Anyone is allowed to submit comments on management plans. But Kenai Area Office Superintendent Jack Blackwell said members of the board get to dive more into these issues and make recommendations.
“It’s a great way for people to be involved with park management and it’s an important tool that we rely on to help us do our jobs," he said.
The Kenai River Special Management Area includes much of the Kenai River, Kenai Lake and Skilak Lake. Members of that citizens advisory board are appointed by the Department of Natural Resources commissioner, Corri Feige. Three board members have terms expiring this June.
State Parks Director Ricky Gease appoints Members to the Kachemak Bay State Park Citizen Advisory Board. That board works with managers for Alaska’s oldest state park and meets in Homer. One of the areas in its purview is the controversial Tutka Bay Hatchery, which would close per the park’s most recent draft management plan. Five board members have terms expiring this June.
Incoming advisory board members will serve from July 2021 to June 2024, with meetings once a month between September and May. Applications for both boards are due at the end of March.
