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
Find fun holiday activities at Missouri’s state parks and historic sites in December	11/17/2023
Celebrate the holidays in southeast Missouri	11/16/2023
Fun and education found at Missouri's state parks and historic sites in December	11/16/2023
Department of Natural Resources now accepting Abandoned Well Plugging Grant applications	11/10/2023
Missouri State Historic Preservation Office opens 2024 grant round for Historic Preservation Fund grants	11/09/2023
Southwest Missouri state parks provide education and fun in November	11/08/2023
Public meeting set to discuss Jefferson City flood resiliency study	11/07/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards nearly $4 million in financial assistance to Sunrise Beach	11/07/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards nearly $120,000 in grants to New Hampton and Jamesport	11/03/2023
Missouri State Parks offers veterans and active-duty military free tours and night of camping	11/02/2023
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site hosts conceptual development planning meeting Nov. 8	11/02/2023
Activities abound at Missouri state parks	10/27/2023
Knob Noster State Park hosts Toddler Storytime in the Park program	10/27/2023
Missouri’s state parks and historic sites offer a variety of activities	10/27/2023
From bison to bingo, turkeys to stream teams, Missouri State Parks has it all	10/27/2023
Halloween Spooktacular planned at Arrow Rock State Historic Site Oct. 28	10/27/2023
It’s ‘haunting in the park’ at Sam A. Baker State Park Oct. 28	10/27/2023
Annual Fall Fun Event planned at Wallace State Park Oct. 28	10/26/2023
Missouri's state parks host fun fall events	10/26/2023
Missouri Department of Natural Resources announces winners of 2023 photo contest	10/24/2023
Matt Connor selected as October 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	10/24/2023
Missouri State Parks hosts fall activities in the St. Louis area	10/23/2023
Funding available for landowner conservation projects across Missouri	10/23/2023
Mastodon State Historic Site ADA entrance officially opens	10/23/2023
Visit Missouri state parks for fall fun	10/20/2023