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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
Mark Twain State Park hosts ribbon cutting for new trail
Bats, baptizings, bison and more at lake area Missouri state parks and historic sites
Electrical service restored in Montauk State Park Campground Loop 4
Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation meets July 11
Department of Natural Resources awards $437,000 loan to Everton
Department of Natural Resources awards $100,000 in grants to Leadwood
Department of Natural Resources awards $94,500 in grants to Irondale and Bland
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site’s conceptual development plan survey now online
Summer fun heats up in northeast Missouri state parks
Kansas City area state parks and historic sites heat up with summer fun
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site to host fireworks display July Fourth
Missouri Parks Association donates three track chairs to Missouri State Parks
Department of Natural Resources awards $67,500 in grants to Dunklin County and Rich Hill
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park campground reopens after renovations
Find summer fun in southeastern Missouri state parks and historic sites
St. Louis area Missouri state parks and historic sites offer events for all ages
Rebecca Keasey selected as June 2025 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month
Missouri Department of Natural Resources building named in honor of Robert E. (Bob) Myers
Echo Bluff State Park conceptual development plan survey now online
Junior Naturalist programs planned at Big Lake State Park
Missouri Department of Natural Resources hosts Missouri Nuclear Summit July 17
Department of Natural Resources now accepting Source Water Protection Project Grant applications
Department of Natural Resources issues final hazardous waste permit to Missouri Press Metals
Department of Natural Resources will hold public awareness session on Lewis County landfill expansion
Department of Natural Resources conducting aquifer study in northeast Missouri 

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