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
Learn the why, what and how of controlling invasive plants at Battle of Lexington State Historic Site	03/21/2022
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Savanna Trail hike April 2	03/19/2022
Thousand Hills State Park offers Petroglyph Tours April through October	03/19/2022
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park hosts spring wildflower hikes	03/18/2022
Prairie State Park hosts Guided Bison Saunter April 2	03/18/2022
Roaring River State Park hosts Wildflower Workshop April 2	03/17/2022
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park hosts a wildflower hike April 2	03/17/2022
Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes new Well Data System available for applying for permits, locating water well contractors and more	03/17/2022
Knob Noster State Park seeks volunteers for spring park beautification day April 2	03/16/2022
Sam A. Baker State Park hosts a Wildflower Scavenger Hunt in April	03/16/2022
Crowder State Park hosts an Easter Egg Hunt during April	03/15/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Iberia	03/12/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Battlefield	03/11/2022
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Pictures from Brice: History of an Ozark Town March 26	03/11/2022
Department of Natural Resources hosting free pesticide collection event in Appleton City March 26	03/11/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Living History Saturdays: Women's Chores in the Home March 26	03/10/2022
Bennett Spring State Park hosts Bennett Traditions, an educational and quilting program about historic structures March 24	03/10/2022
Department of Natural Resources releases 2022 Census of Missouri Public Water Systems	03/10/2022
Washington Park hosts CCC Co. 1743 celebration March 19	03/09/2022
Crowder State Park hosts Spring into Spring Hike March 20	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