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Media Center

This is your one-stop shop for news and information from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Use this page to make requests or to connect with a staff member in the agency’s Public Communications and Marketing Office.

News Releases

  • Tax-time donations help provide outdoor recreation opportunities in Virginia (January 30, 2026)
  • Governor Spanberger names director of Department of Conservation and Recreation (January 23, 2026)
  • Virginia announces $99 million in Community Flood Preparedness Fund awards (January 16, 2026)
  • $2 million awarded for riparian buffer maintenance projects in Virginia (January 08, 2026)

 

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Please fill out the form here if you would like to be contacted by a DCR PR Specialist.

Contacts

Dave Neudeck
Communications and Marketing Director
804-786-5053, dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov

Emi Endo
Senior Public Relations and Marketing Specialist
804-786-8442, emi.endo@dcr.virginia.gov.

Matt Sabas
Senior Public Relations and Marketing Specialist
804-786-2292, matthew.sabas@dcr.virginia.gov.

Kim Wells
Eastern State Parks PR & Marketing Specialist
804-217-1077, kim.wells@dcr.virginia.gov

Starr Anderson
Western State Parks PR & Marketing Specialist
540-460-1540, starr.anderson@dcr.virginia.gov

Web inquiries, contact:

Mary Bishop
Web Manager
804-786-3334, mary.bishop@dcr.virginia.gov

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