News Releases

The most recent Missouri Department of Natural Resources' news releases may be found below. Be sure to visit the department's main Communications webpage to learn more about our communication resources. If you need additional information, 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.

Current News

News Release	Date
Backcountry Campsites at Hawn State Park reservable through the online reservation system beginning Tuesday, March 1	02/16/2022
Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes ArcGIS Online app available for locating water well construction requirements	02/16/2022
Missouri fifth graders invited to enter 2022 Drinking Water Week poster contest	02/15/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Sugar, Spice and All Things Nice Kids Cooking Day Feb. 26	02/11/2022
Echo Bluff State Park hosts Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 19	02/10/2022
Washington State Park celebrates Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1743 with open house and hike Feb. 26	02/10/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Black History Month Coffee Talk Feb. 18	02/09/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Kidder	02/09/2022
Missouri State Parks makes enhancements to online reservation system Feb. 15	02/08/2022
Knob Noster State Park seeks volunteers for Spring Migration Bird Surveys	02/07/2022
Current River State Park hosts the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 18	02/04/2022
Historic Preservation Council to consider nomination for National Register Feb. 16	02/04/2022
Energize Missouri Agriculture Program’s grant application period is now closed	02/03/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts historical chocolate-making demonstration Feb. 12	02/02/2022
Ranger Erika Burns Selected As January 2022 State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	01/31/2022
Air quality attainment status officially achieved in Jackson and Jefferson counties	01/31/2022
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park hosts Tweets for Sweets Feb. 6	01/28/2022
Prairie State Park hosts Guided Bison Saunter Feb. 5	01/26/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $62,500 grant to Dixon	01/20/2022
Jefferson Landing hosts Landing After Hours - John C. and Jesse Frémont “The Pathfinder and his Wife” Feb. 2	01/19/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Sarcoxie	01/18/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Verona	01/14/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $40,000 grant to Highlandville	01/13/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $1.27 million to Urbana	01/12/2022
Department of Natural Resources will host six free pesticide pickups in 2022	01/12/2022