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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 hosts Halloween Spooktacular Oct. 29
Department of Natural Resources awards $2.6 million in financial assistance to Leeton
Wallace State Park hosts annual fall fun event Oct 29
Fifth annual fall festival set for Oct. 29-30 at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park
Cuivre River State Park hosts trunk-or-treat Halloween event Oct. 26
Governor Parson Proclaims Oct. 30 as Weatherization Day in Missouri
Graham Cave State Park showcases Missouri State Parks bicentennial quilt
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park hosts Halloween fun event Oct 22
St. Francois State Park invites registered campers to join in some Halloween fun
Public meetings scheduled for for four state parks Oct. 22
Cuivre River State Park hosts Halloween Spooktacular event
Halloween happenings at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Department of Natural Resources encourages Missourians to report local drought impacts
Felix Vallé House State Historic Site hosts Rural Heritage Day Oct. 22
Pomme de Terre State Park hosts a Halloween Spooktacular Oct. 22
Spooktacular Halloween event planned at Wakonda State Park Oct. 22
Public meeting scheduled Oct. 19 for two state historic sites
Stargazing program scheduled at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site Oct. 21
Robertsville State Park hosts annual chili cook-off Oct. 22
Echo Bluff State Park hosts World Bird Sanctuary Oct. 15
Bennett Spring State Park announces Pawpaw Contest winner
Public meeting scheduled for Mid-Eastern Section of Katy Trail State Park Oct. 16
A Spooktacular event planned at Meramec State Park Oct. 15
Stroll and roll at Bennett Spring State Park
History Hallowfest comes to Knob Noster State Park

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