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
Department of Natural Resources awards $6 million to Centralia	09/22/2021
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park hosts Saturday morning hikes in October	09/21/2021
Johnson’s Shut-Ins, Taum Sauk Mountain and Jay Nixon state parks host public information meeting Oct. 2	09/20/2021
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site hosts combined public information meeting Oct. 2	09/20/2021
Dillard Mill State Historic Site hosts public information meeting Oct. 2	09/19/2021
Sam A. Baker State Park hosts public information meeting Oct. 2	09/18/2021
Osage Village State Historic Site unveils new interpretative panels and exhibits Sept. 25	09/18/2021
Register now for WIN: Women In Nature at Sam A. Baker State Park on Oct. 9	09/17/2021
Meramec State Park hosts public information meeting Oct. 1	09/17/2021
Onondaga Cave State Park hosts public information meeting Oct. 1	09/17/2021
Big Lake State Park hosts public information meeting Sept. 29	09/16/2021
Missouri State Parks commemorates 200 years of Missouri statehood at the Bicentennial Inaugural Parade Sept. 18	09/16/2021
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site hosts Wonders of the Autumn Night Sky Sept. 25	09/16/2021
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site hosts 157th anniversary reenactment of historic Civil War battle Sept. 25 and Sept. 26	09/16/2021
Roaring River State Park hosts Meet and Greet with KISS dive team Sept. 25	09/16/2021
Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park recognizes National Public Lands Day Sept. 25	09/15/2021
Arrow Rock, Sappington Cemetery, Sappington African American Cemetery and Boone’s Lick state historic sites host public meeting Sept. 27	09/15/2021
Bryant Creek State Park hosts annual public meeting and final conceptual development plan meeting Sept. 28	09/15/2021
The Donnelly - LaMear Trailhead entrance at St. Joe State Park is now open	09/15/2021
The Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site conceptual development plan is now complete and available online	09/15/2021
Battle of Athens State Historic Site hosts commemorative bicentennial quilts Sept. 22-23	09/14/2021
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Bennett Traditions, an educational and quilting program about birds Sept. 23	09/14/2021
Castlewood State Park hosts public information meeting Sept. 25	09/14/2021
Robertsville State Park commemorates statehood with Bicentennial Jamboree Sept. 25	09/14/2021
Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park hosts public information meeting Sept. 25	09/14/2021