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
Crowder State Park hosts Spring into Spring Hike March 20	03/09/2022
Washington Park hosts CCC Co. 1743 celebration March 19	03/09/2022
Crowder State Park hosts Toddler Tuesdays March 22 through April 26	03/09/2022
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park hosts "Back in Time, Forgotten Skills: Fire Making" workshop March 19	03/08/2022
Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes ArcGIS app available for locating well logs and related information	03/08/2022
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site offers basket weaving classes	03/08/2022
Arrow Rock State Historic Site hosts annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium March 19 and 20	03/08/2022
Deutschheim State Historic Site hosts reception for Wilding family March 12	03/07/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts The Women of the Boone Homestead Coffee Talk March 18	03/07/2022
Echo Bluff State Park hosts “phenology” creative nature journaling workshop March 18	03/07/2022
Weston Bend State Park presents “Women March On!” a series of guided hikes for women each Sunday in March	03/04/2022
Roaring River State Park hosts Birding Boot Camp March 18-20	03/04/2022
Crowder State Park hosts St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt March 17	03/03/2022
Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe will kick off trout season at Bennett Spring State Park March 1	02/25/2022
Department of Natural Resources hosting free pesticide collection event in Portageville March 12	02/25/2022
Crowder State Park hosts End of Winter Hike March 12	02/24/2022
Prairie State Park hosts Guided Bison Saunter March 5	02/23/2022
Jefferson Landing hosts March 2 Landing After Hours: Interesting Women of Jefferson City	02/22/2022
2022 Catch-and-keep trout fishing season begins March 1 at Missouri trout parks	02/18/2022
Danny Counts Selected As February 2022 State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	02/18/2022
Backcountry Campsites at Hawn State Park reservable through the online reservation system beginning Tuesday, March 1	02/16/2022
Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes ArcGIS Online app available for locating water well construction requirements	02/16/2022
Missouri fifth graders invited to enter 2022 Drinking Water Week poster contest	02/15/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Sugar, Spice and All Things Nice Kids Cooking Day Feb. 26	02/11/2022
Washington State Park celebrates Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1743 with open house and hike Feb. 26	02/10/2022