News Releases

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 573-751-9 392 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
Lewis and Clark State Park hosts Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 18 and 19	02/07/2023
Knob Noster State Park hosts toddler storytime	02/03/2023
Basket weaving classes scheduled at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site	02/01/2023
Missouri unveils plans to fight hypoxic dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico	01/31/2023
CWD deer management planned at Prairie State Park	01/30/2023
Roaring River and Montauk state parks release campsites	01/30/2023
Joe Wilson selected as January 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	01/26/2023
Department of Natural Resources to hold awareness session on proposed landfill expansion in Cole County	01/25/2023
Department of Natural Resources receives more than $5.8 million to reclaim abandoned coal mine sites in Missouri	01/24/2023
Missouri Department of Natural Resources to host second public hearing on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grid resilience funding	01/23/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $85,000 in grants	01/20/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $2.6 million in Volkswagen Trust funds for electric vehicle chargers	01/19/2023
Create some sweets for tweets at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Feb. 4	01/19/2023
Department of Natural Resources offers funding to improve water quality	01/18/2023
Landing after Hours program features “A Party Man: Walthall Moore and the Fall of Black Republicans in Missouri”	01/18/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 to Center	01/17/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 to Viburnum	01/16/2023
Missouri Department of Natural Resources awards $22,800 to Iberia	01/13/2023
New company now managing Echo Bluff Lodge concessions	01/11/2023
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site conceptual development plan survey now online	01/11/2023
Bennett Spring State Park public meeting and online survey Jan. 23	01/09/2023
Department of Natural Resources updates Missouri Drought Mitigation and Response Plan	01/06/2023
2023 Recreational Trails Program grant application round now open	12/26/2022
Let Cuivre River State Park recycle your Christmas tree through Jan. 15	12/26/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Sturgeon	12/23/2022