Water


  • The exterior of a new building with large rows of windows and metal siding viewed from the ground set against a clear sky.

    Service Through Science

    For five Missouri state agencies, some of the most important public services they provide are performed not by front-line teams,…

  • A lush field with higher grass to the left is divided by a wired fence hung on T-posts.

    Saving Our Soil

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Soil and Water Conservation Program continues its efforts toward helping farmers save soil while…

  • 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…

  • Two people sit at a table with various papers and maps, discussing a piece of paper being held by one of them.

    Engineering a Better Future

    Engineers, professionals who are tasked with understanding and applying those concepts, bring a valuable skillset to the work the Missouri…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Photo of people in a boat placing containment booms into a river.

    Hazard Heroes

    The Environmental Emergency Response team is the department’s front line of defense against the impacts of hazardous substance releases, natural…

  • 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 small waterfall in a stream.

    Teaming the Streams

    Missouri has over 100,000 miles of streams. From a distance, monitoring all that water would seem like an extreme challenge.…

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