BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed an interim director of the state Parks and Recreation Department.
Burgum said Ryan Gardner will serve as interim director of the agency beginning Monday. He replaces Melissa Baker, who resigned to take a job as the Virginia State Parks.
Gardner joined the agency in 2010 as a seasonal park ranger at Grahams Island State Park near his hometown of Devils Lake. He began working full-time for the department in 2012.
The Parks and Recreation director oversees North Dakota’s 15 state parks and recreation areas and is a member of the governor’s cabinet. Applications are currently being accepted for the director’s position.
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