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New DNR parks and trails director takes your questions

Lake Vermilion State Park
In this Aug. 16, 2013 photo, a treetop view off a hiking trail in Minnesota's Lake Vermilion State Park, in Minnesota, shows a valley of aspen pine trees that run up to the shore of a 61-square mile lake featuring dozens of islands. The state acquired about 3,000 acres of rustic land in 2008 and is in the early stages of turning it into a camping and recreation destination in far northeastern Minnesota.
AP Photo/Brian Bakst

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Erika Rivers, Minnesota Department of National Resources parks and trails division director.
Courtesty of Minnesota DNR/Deborah Rose

Erika Rivers took over Tuesday as director of the state Department of Natural Resources parks and trails division.

Minnesota boasts 76 state parks and recreation areas, along with state forest campgrounds and thousands of miles of trails, so Rivers is one of the more public officials for the DNR.

Rivers previously was a DNR assistant commissioner and helped oversee the creation of Minnesota's newest state park, Lake Vermilion State Park.

Rivers joins The Daily Circuit to talk about her vision for Minnesota parks and trails. She also takes listener questions.

Do you have a question about the future of Minnesota's parks? Leave it in the comments section below.