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
Bennett Spring State Park hosts fly-tying demonstration May 28	05/15/2022
Play Treetop Trivia in Lake of the Ozarks State Park May 28	05/14/2022
Summer fun scavenger hunt held in Crowder State Park	05/13/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Purdy	05/12/2022
Sweet start to summer at Washington State Park May 28-29	05/12/2022
Big Lake Campground will reopen May 16	05/11/2022
Echo Bluff State Park hosts summer concert series	05/11/2022
Makin’ tracks at Crowder State Park May 28	05/11/2022
Listen to campfire stories at Stockton State Park May 28	05/10/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Hermann	05/09/2022
Tuesdays on the Trail: McKittrick to Rhineland	05/08/2022
Outdoor concert to be held at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site May 21	05/07/2022
Thousand Hills State Park will celebrate Kids to Parks day May 21	05/07/2022
Salt Creek Bridge on the Katy Trail now open	05/06/2022
Kids Free Fishing Day at Bennett Spring State Park postponed until Aug. 20	05/06/2022
Watkins Mill State Park hosts Spring on the Farm May 21	05/06/2022
Department of Natural Resources hosting free pesticide collection event in Farmington May 21	05/06/2022
Hiking for beginners scheduled at Bennett Spring State Park May 21	05/05/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts virtual Coffee Talk program on birding May 20	05/05/2022
Kids to Parks Day: Creatures of Myth and Legend scheduled at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site May 21	05/05/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards nearly $3.25 million to Warsaw	05/05/2022
Informational meetings scheduled for Current River, Echo Bluff state parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry on May 20	05/04/2022
Celebrate Maifest at Deutschheim State Historic Site on May 21	05/04/2022
Ozark Mountain State Park has a new name	05/04/2022
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park hosts hike to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day May 15	05/03/2022