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
Boone Homestead State Historic Site hosts virtual conceptual development planning meeting Jan. 28	01/14/2021
Missouri state parks are open - indoor spaces remain closed through Feb. 28	01/14/2021
COVID sewershed testing project releases new storymap	01/05/2021
Department of Natural Resources offers green tips for holiday recycling	12/28/2020
Missouri State Museum hosts virtual Landing After Hours: "Trailblazers of Women's Suffrage" Jan. 6	12/23/2020
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead celebrate Christmas on the 19th century Missouri frontier through Dec. 31	12/18/2020
Missouri State Parks announces 2021 round for outdoor recreation grants	12/16/2020
Missouri State Parks hosts First Day Hikes Challenge Dec. 30 through Jan. 3	12/15/2020
Department of Natural Resources photo contest winners announced	12/14/2020
Nine Missouri state parks to temporarily close for managed deer hunts	12/07/2020
Department of Natural Resources refinances $100.7 million in State Revolving Fund bonds	12/03/2020
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site hosts virtual public meeting Dec. 5	12/02/2020
Deutschheim State Historic Site hosts outdoor Christmas Market Dec. 5 and 6	12/02/2020
Missouri State Parks enthusiasts can share the love with a December gift card special	12/01/2020
Landing After Hours: Modern Missouri Masters of Fiction, scheduled for Dec. 2, is now virtual	12/01/2020
Missouri state parks remain open - indoor spaces to close	11/24/2020
Jefferson Landing hosts Landing After Hours: Modern Missouri Masters of Fiction Dec. 2	11/18/2020
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site and Locust Creek Covered Bridge postpone public meeting, originally scheduled for Nov. 18	11/17/2020
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site postpones public meeting, originally scheduled for Nov. 14	11/13/2020
Ozark Mountain State Park postpones conceptual development planning meeting, originally scheduled for Nov. 12	11/12/2020
Missouri Historic Preservation Council to consider nominations for National Register Nov. 20	11/10/2020
Missouri State Museum hosts opening ceremony for Missouri Trailblazers and Missouri Bicentennial Timeline exhibits Nov. 20	11/10/2020
Missouri State Parks senior naturalist, Michelle Soenksen, receives national 2020 Master Front-line Interpreter Award	11/10/2020
Missouri State Parks announces grantees for Federal Recreational Trail Program grants	11/04/2020
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site and Locust Creek Covered Bridge host public meeting Nov. 18	11/04/2020