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
Echo Bluff State Park hosts “phenology” creative nature journaling workshop March 18	03/07/2022
Weston Bend State Park presents “Women March On!” a series of guided hikes for women each Sunday in March	03/04/2022
Roaring River State Park hosts Birding Boot Camp March 18-20	03/04/2022
Crowder State Park hosts St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt March 17	03/03/2022
Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe will kick off trout season at Bennett Spring State Park March 1	02/25/2022
Department of Natural Resources hosting free pesticide collection event in Portageville March 12	02/25/2022
Crowder State Park hosts End of Winter Hike March 12	02/24/2022
Prairie State Park hosts Guided Bison Saunter March 5	02/23/2022
Jefferson Landing hosts March 2 Landing After Hours: Interesting Women of Jefferson City	02/22/2022
2022 Catch-and-keep trout fishing season begins March 1 at Missouri trout parks	02/18/2022
Danny Counts Selected As February 2022 State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month	02/18/2022
Backcountry Campsites at Hawn State Park reservable through the online reservation system beginning Tuesday, March 1	02/16/2022
Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes ArcGIS Online app available for locating water well construction requirements	02/16/2022
Missouri fifth graders invited to enter 2022 Drinking Water Week poster contest	02/15/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Sugar, Spice and All Things Nice Kids Cooking Day Feb. 26	02/11/2022
Washington State Park celebrates Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1743 with open house and hike Feb. 26	02/10/2022
Echo Bluff State Park hosts Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 19	02/10/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts Black History Month Coffee Talk Feb. 18	02/09/2022
Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Kidder	02/09/2022
Missouri State Parks makes enhancements to online reservation system Feb. 15	02/08/2022
Knob Noster State Park seeks volunteers for Spring Migration Bird Surveys	02/07/2022
Current River State Park hosts the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 18	02/04/2022
Historic Preservation Council to consider nomination for National Register Feb. 16	02/04/2022
Energize Missouri Agriculture Program’s grant application period is now closed	02/03/2022
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts historical chocolate-making demonstration Feb. 12	02/02/2022