Washington State Office

Welcome to NRCS in Washington!

Roylene Comes At Night is NRCS-Washington's state conservationist, headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, and the 5th generation raised on her family’s cattle and horse ranch located on the Blackfeet Nation in northwestern Montana. Her family continues to reside on the original allotment the government assigned to her great-great grandfather, Rides at the Door. Her father’s work in natural resources and her mother’s role as a science teacher contributed to what she felt was her destiny – a career in conservation. More than 35 years later, she is now the senior most state conservationist in the United States, leading the NRCS in Washington, one of the top performing states in the agency.

She has won a multitude of awards for her exceptional leadership, including the 2023 Washington Association of Conservation Districts Presidents Award and being named a 2022 Inland Northwest Woman of the Year by the Spokesman Review.

She graduated from Montana State University where she majored in range science and minored in soil science. Comes At Night actively mentors developing NRCS employees and participates in many Tribal ceremonies. She resides in Spokane with her two cocker spaniels Rex and Cody while spending as much time as she can with her husband Michael at their bunkhouse in Montana.

NRCS-Washington's State Leadership Team

• Roylene Comes at Night, State Conservationist
• Nickolas Goodman, Area Conservationist (Central) (Acting)
• Robert Evans, State Resource Conservationist
• David Rose, Area Conservationist (West)
• Nathan Gallahan, State Public Affairs Specialist
• Lynelle Knehans, State Conservation Engineer 
• Keith Griswold, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
• Aubrey Hoxie, Area Conservationist (East)
• Chas Scripter, Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy
• Robin Slate, State Tribal Liaison
• Georgia Sormun, Secretary
• Nick Vira, State Partnership Liaison