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  • Several cows graze in an open field, contained within a smaller area by fencing.

    Paying it Forward

    Missouri’s Soil and Water Conservation Program provides cost-share funding for practices that assist landowners in all of Missouri’s 114 counties…

  • People in a flat open boat with low sides float next to a line of floating containment bouys on a large lake next to a wooded area.

    MoDNR Matters

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources manages Missouri’s natural resources to ensure long-term sustainability while providing invaluable benefits to Missouri’s…

  • A collage of photographs. In the middle of the collage is a logo that says "MoDNR Photo Contest"

    The 2025 MoDNR Photo Contest

    This year marked the twelfth year of the MoDNR Photo Contest and the 410 entries we received didn’t disappoint. The…

  • Large covered bridge is towed down a road by a single cab semi-truck.

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters

    Missouri State Parks was at risk of losing Locust Creek Covered Bridge forever and desperately needed a miracle. To save…

  • Construction workers gathered around a large back-hoe digging a hole.

    Projects in the Parks

    Every year, Missouri State Parks plans and manages numerous capital improvement projects at state parks and historic sites. These efforts…

  • View of a Dam with flowing water.

    Big Wheel Keeps on Turnin’

    Missouri is blessed with abundant water resources, but how do its various hydropower facilities cope when impacted by significant drought…

  • Mud dried and cracked.

    Reinventing Resilience

    Missouri’s weather over the past three years has been just as arid as stretches of the Dust Bowl of the…

  • Photo of a massive sinkhole lined by trees.

    Getting to the bottom of Missouri’s sinkholes

    There are approximately 16,000 known sinkholes in Missouri and more develop each year. Nearly every day, the Missouri Department of…

  • A collage of photographs. In the middle of the collage is a logo that says "MoDNR Photo Contest"

    The 2024 MoDNR Photo Contest

    The department asked amateur photographers to capture the beauty found in Missouri and selected first, second and third places, as…

  • Old photo of a man and woman with a dog and horse, standing in front of a barn.

    A Legacy of Epic Proportions

    Ted and Pat Jones, husband and wife, stand with their horse and a canine friend on their farm in Williamsburg.

Graphic: MoDNR photo contest logo and text that says, "enter starting April 1." The graphic links to a webpage with details about the contest.