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The department's Office of Communications releases notices to the media throughout the day. These news releases are posted to our website as soon as possible. If you have questions about a specific news release, please email or call the department contact listed in the news release. 

The most recent issued news releases may be found below. To view past news releases, select a year from the dropdown filter. Only the four most recent years of news releases are available on our website. To review or obtain copies of older news releases, please contact the department's Communications office at 573-751-1010 or 800-361-4827. For Missouri State Parks related topics call 573-751-9392 or 800-334-6946. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals may reach us through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

Be sure to visit our main Communications webpage to learn more about our various communications resources. 

Current News

News Release Date
Arrow Rock State Historic Site offers educational programs for schoolchildren
Women Outdoors classes held at Current River State Park
Hop on over to Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park for an Easter Extravaganza April 8
Spring wildflower hikes offered at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site hosts egg hunt April 8
Tuesdays are for toddlers at Crowder State Park
Hunt for eggs at Wallace State Park April 8
Help beautify Cuivre River State Park April 8
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Folding Designs by Deanna on April 6
Toddler storytime returns to Knob Noster State Park
Landing after Hours features “Mapping Missouri’s Black Towns and Settlements”
Celebrate spring with a hike at Crowder State Park
Go hunting in Washington State Park for Easter eggs
Missouri State Parks plans multi-city lecture series: Mapping Missouri’s Black Towns and Settlements
Don’t be a fool! Visit Prairie State Park April 1
Thousand Hills State Park presents several petroglyph programs this year
Rebecca Young selected as March 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month
Women of the Homestead hike planned at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site March 26
Prairie State Park hosts Nature Bingo
Stream monitoring blitz scheduled at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park March 25
Community fly tying classes held at Bennett Spring State Park
Department of Natural Resources accepting applications for Abandoned Well Plugging Grant projects
Thousand Hills State Park presents several stargazing programs
Roaring River State Park hosts Birding Boot Camp
Spring bird walks planned for Wakonda State Park

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