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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 573-751-9392 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
Knob Noster State Park presents Jingle Bell Hikes
Take a hike at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Nov. 19
Drought Assessment Committee will meet Nov. 10 to discuss drought status
Learn to make bread and butter at Current River State Park rescheduled to Dec. 10
Missouri State Parks offers free tours and night of camping to veterans and active-duty military
Department of Natural Resources seeks comments on draft hazardous waste permit modification for Holcim (US) Incorporated/Geocycle, LLC
Missouri Department of Natural Resources names new state geologist, director of geological survey
Melanie Smith Selected as October 2022 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site conceptual development plan survey now online
Ten state parks will temporarily close for managed deer hunts
Robertsville State Park closed due to managed deer hunt Nov. 5-6
Take a hike at Crowder State Park Nov. 5
Bennett Spring Stream Team #5462 will hold annual clean up Nov. 5
Celebrate Ulysses S Grant’s 200th birthday with the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site
Missouri State Parks holds Missouri Trails Advisory Board meeting on Nov. 5
Celebrate National Bison Day at Prairie State Park Nov. 5
Laura Ingalls Wilder exhibit comes to Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
Department of Natural Resources awards $24,000 grant to MO-ARK Water Company
Missouri State Parks to host Iron Riders event at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site Nov. 5
Landing after Hours: The Exorcism of Roland Doe program at Missouri State Museum Nov. 2
Recent mercury spills underscore hazards and health risks
Learn to make bread and butter at Current River State Park
Thousand Hills State Park officially opens new trail
Weston Bend State Park plans fall festival Oct. 29
Go batty at Washington State Park Oct. 22

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