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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 573-751-9392 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
Arrow Rock State Historic Site plans an Old-Fashioned Christmas
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MoDNR: Follow-up sampling shows no change in Fredericktown-area drinking water after Critical Minerals Recovery fire
Drought Assessment Committee reconvenes Dec. 17
Thousand Hills State Park certified as an Urban Night Sky Place
Department of Natural Resources awards $1.3 million to Burlington Junction
Department of Natural Resources awards $640 million to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for wastewater system improvements
Department of Natural Resources awards $4.5 million to Clark County Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1
Missouri Geological Survey opens renovated Rock Lab, shares campus redevelopment plans
Wesley Fitzgibbons selected as November 2024 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month
MoDNR awards $50,000 grants to Liberty Hills and St. Mary sewer districts
Department of Natural Resources awards $98,745 grant to Canton
Department of Natural Resources awards $62,500 to Granby
Department of Natural Resources accepting Abandoned Well Plugging Grant applications
MoDNR: Preliminary results show no fire-related contamination in Fredericktown drinking water
Department of Natural Resources still accepting applications for the Water Safety and Security Act Project Grant
Montauk State Park closed due to flooding
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park and Jay Nixon Backcountry conceptual development plan meeting postponed to Dec. 7
Ribbon cutting for Spirit Trail set for Nov. 7
National Park Service bolsters recreation project in Kansas City
Free night of camping and historic site tours offered to veterans and active-duty military at Missouri State Parks
MoDNR Announces Winners for 2024 Photo Contest
Department of Natural Resources awards $38,000 grant to Scotland County Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1
Sedalia’s iconic Bothwell Lodge gets a makeover
Billy Hackett selected as October 2024 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month

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