自然保护与休闲部保护·守护·共享
自然保护与休闲部
Due to the expected impact of the winter storm, all Virginia State Park overnight facilities will be closed from Friday, Jan. 23 through Tuesday, Jan. 27. This decision is based on the forecast for unsafe conditions and potential power outages. For updates click here.
Nikki Rovner is director of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the commonwealth’s lead natural resource conservation agency. DCR oversees Virginia’s state parks, natural areas, outdoor recreation, dam safety, flood resilience and programs that protect land, water and habitat.
Rovner, a widely respected conservation leader, brings decades of experience in environmental policy, government relations and natural resource stewardship. She joins DCR after serving as the associate state director for The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, where she has built strong partnerships with state and federal agencies, advanced conservation funding and shaped policy on land conservation, mitigation mechanisms and climate resilience.
Rovner’s career also includes prior state service as deputy secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Tim Kaine and staff attorney for the Virginia Division of Legislative Services. She has also taught environmental policy at the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds a law degree from the University of Richmond and a bachelor’s degree in wildlife science from Penn State.
Rovner has served on the boards of Virginia’s United Land Trusts and VIRGINIAforever, a business‑conservation coalition focused on increasing state investment in water quality and land conservation.
