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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
Don Robinson State Park hosts #HikeUnited21 2.4-mile hike Aug. 21
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site hosts public information meeting Aug. 26
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site hosts public information meeting Aug. 25
Department of Natural Resources hosting free pesticide collection event in Kahoka Aug. 28
Wallace State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 21
Stockton State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 21
Route 66 State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 21
Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site hosts public information meeting Aug. 21
Missouri State Museum hosts rug hooking demonstration in conjunction with “Show Me Hooked Rugs” exhibit Aug. 17
Roaring River State Park hosts annual Kids Free Fishing Day Aug. 21
Missouri State Museum presents Missouri Trailblazer: John William “Blind” Boone and Carl Schurz virtual program Aug. 17
Current River State Park hosts Wild Medicinal Class Aug. 13 and 14
Bennett Spring State Park hosts How to Build a Fly Rod workshop Aug. 13-14
Cuivre River State Park invites the public to make homemade ice cream in nature Aug. 10
Missouri State Parks and Mid-Continent Public Library host “Missouri’s and Mexico's Bicentennials: South/North International Trade Begins” Aug. 19
Wakonda State Park hosts Comets, Asteroids and Meteors Program Aug. 12
Department of Natural Resources and partners Celebrate Missouri Bicentennial at the Missouri State Fair Aug. 12-22
Elephant Rocks State Park hosts Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing Event Aug. 13
Pershing State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 14
Missouri State Parks announces 2022 grant round for Historic Preservation Fund grants
Long Branch State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 14
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site hosts cake decoration competition for Missouri's 200th birthday Aug. 7
Cuivre River State Park hosts Perseid Meteor Shower Watch Party Aug. 12
Thousand Hills State Park hosts public information meeting Aug. 14
Crowder State Park commemorates Missouri’s statehood with a bicentennial ice cream social Aug. 10

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