Greg Felt

Greg has worked on the Arkansas River as a guide and outfitter since 1985 and is one of the founders of ArkAnglers in Salida and Buena Vista. With a life and career built around water, he serves as a director for both the Upper Arkansas and Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Districts and has been twice appointed by the governor to represent the Arkansas River Basin on the Colorado Water Conservation Board, where he is currently serving as Chair (’23-’24). In 2016, he was elected Chaffee County Commissioner and will finish his second term at the end of 2024. During his time as commissioner, he led county response to the Decker Fire, served as Board of Health Chair through the pandemic years of 2020-2022, and was co-lead of the Envision Chaffee County process. He lives in Salida with his wife, Susan.