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
Missouri's state parks host fun fall events	10/26/2023
Matt Connor selected as October 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	10/24/2023
Missouri Department of Natural Resources announces winners of 2023 photo contest	10/24/2023
Mastodon State Historic Site ADA entrance officially opens	10/23/2023
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
Visit Missouri state parks for fall fun	10/20/2023
Missouri Trails Advisory Board will meet Nov. 2	10/18/2023
Join Wakonda State Park for a spooktacular Halloween	10/16/2023
Mastodon State Historic Site picnic area temporary closure	10/16/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards nearly $2.4 million to Pineville	10/13/2023
Historic Preservation Council considers nominations for National Register Oct.13	10/11/2023
Missouri State Parks for some spooktacular Halloween fun	10/06/2023
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Celebrates Weatherization Day Oct. 30	10/06/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $30,000 grant to Bosworth	10/04/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grants to Exeter and Park Hills	10/04/2023
Eleven Point State Park conceptual development plan survey now online	10/04/2023
Several events planned at Missouri state parks and historic sites	10/03/2023
Fall fun continues at Missouri’s state parks	10/03/2023
Missouri Celebrates Energy Efficiency Day Oct. 4	10/02/2023
Missouri Geological Survey partners with Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center for Earth Science Week	10/02/2023
Fall fun continues at Missouri State Parks’ St. Louis Region	09/28/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards nearly $6.4 million in financial assistance to Springfield	09/28/2023
Department of Natural Resources awards $37.8 million to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District	09/27/2023
Find fall fun at Missouri's state parks	09/26/2023