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
Leave No Trace at Bennett Spring State Park April 15	04/03/2023
Learn to make wildflower jelly at Current River State Park	04/03/2023
Historic Preservation Council considers nominations for National Register April 14	04/02/2023
Department of Natural Resources Now Accepting Entries for Annual Photo Contest	04/01/2023
Trails Advisory Board meeting set for April 15	03/31/2023
Arrow Rock State Historic Site offers educational programs for schoolchildren	03/29/2023
Women Outdoors classes held at Current River State Park	03/29/2023
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park offers volunteer opportunities	03/29/2023
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site hosts Easter egg hunt April 8	03/29/2023
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site hosts egg hunt April 8	03/28/2023
Tuesdays are for toddlers at Crowder State Park	03/28/2023
Spring wildflower hikes offered at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park	03/28/2023
Hop on over to Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park for an Easter Extravaganza April 8	03/28/2023
Hunt for eggs at Wallace State Park April 8	03/27/2023
Help beautify Cuivre River State Park April 8	03/27/2023
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Folding Designs by Deanna on April 6	03/27/2023
Toddler storytime returns to Knob Noster State Park	03/24/2023
Landing after Hours features “Mapping Missouri’s Black Towns and Settlements”	03/24/2023
Missouri State Parks plans multi-city lecture series: Mapping Missouri’s Black Towns and Settlements	03/23/2023
Go hunting in Washington State Park for Easter eggs	03/23/2023
Celebrate spring with a hike at Crowder State Park	03/23/2023
Don’t be a fool! Visit Prairie State Park April 1	03/23/2023
Thousand Hills State Park presents several petroglyph programs this year	03/22/2023
Rebecca Young selected as March 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	03/17/2023
Women of the Homestead hike planned at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site March 26	03/14/2023