News Releases

The most recent Missouri Department of Natural Resources' news releases may be found below. Be sure to visit the department's main Communications webpage to learn more about our communication resources. If you need additional information, 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.

Current News

News Release	Date
Graham Cave State Park hosts public information meeting Oct. 31	10/18/2021
Wakonda State Park invites the public to trick or treat at the Wakonda Spooktacular Oct. 23	10/18/2021
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park hosts ‘Howl’-oween Oct. 30	10/18/2021
Wakonda State Park displays the Missouri State Parks bicentennial quilts Oct. 23-24	10/18/2021
Department of Natural Resources awards $30,000 grant to Galt	10/17/2021
Crowder State Park hosts North Thompson Fall Hike Oct. 30	10/17/2021
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Bat Stroll and Roll Oct. 30 in celebration of Bat Week	10/16/2021
Missouri State Museum hosts virtual Scary Stories in the Woods Oct. 30	10/16/2021
Department of Natural Resources issues final hazardous waste permit to Port Authority of Kansas City for corrective-action and post-closure care	10/15/2021
Department of Natural Resources awards $339,559 grant to Ludlow	10/15/2021
St. Francois State Park invites the public to a Halloween event Oct. 30	10/15/2021
Echo Bluff State Park hosts Halloween in the Park with a trick-or-treat parade Oct. 30	10/15/2021
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park hosts fourth annual Fall Festival Oct. 30-31	10/15/2021
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park hosts Spooking up the Park Oct. 23	10/14/2021
Sam A. Baker State Park hosts an evening of frights and fun at the Halloween Bash Oct. 23	10/14/2021
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site hosts Bijou at Bothwell Oct. 23	10/14/2021
Friends of Washington State Park host Halloween Hootenanny Oct. 23	10/14/2021
Missouri State Parks bicentennial quilt on display at Daniel Boone Regional Library Oct. 13-20	10/13/2021
Department of Natural Resources offers millions in savings through wastewater and drinking water project financing	10/13/2021
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site host Historical Haunts at the Homestead Oct. 23	10/13/2021
Crowder State Park hosts Redbud Fall Hike Oct. 23	10/13/2021
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Pictures from Brice: History of an Ozark Town Oct. 16	10/12/2021
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park hosts annual Halloween Happenings event Oct. 23	10/12/2021
Department of Natural Resources awards $27 million to Perryville	10/12/2021
Department of Natural Resources awards $25,000 grant to Westboro	10/11/2021