by sxduedbx-ca | Aug 10, 2026 | News Release
June 2026 A total of 74 Missouri landowners have received approximately $1.95 million in just compensation following a long-running federal takings lawsuit involving the conversion of a former railroad corridor into the Rock Island Trail. The affected properties are...
by sxduedbx-ca | Aug 10, 2026 | News Release
MU study finds Missouri’s 93 state parks generate $1.5B in annual business sales, support nearly 12,000 jobs and draw about 20 million visitors on a $68M budget. JEFFERSON CITY – A comprehensive economic impact analysis by the University of Missouri shows Missouri’s...
by sxduedbx-ca | Jun 30, 2026 | News Release
Friends of Rock Island Trail State Park Launches “Explore” — An Interactive Gateway to Missouri’s Rock Island Trail OWENSVILLE, MO (June 29, 2026) On the eve of the Rock Island Trail State Park’s 3-year founding, the Friends of Rock Island Trail State Park (FoRIT)...
by sxduedbx-ca | Jun 30, 2026 | News Release
June 30, 2023 – June 2026 On June 30, 2023, Missouri made history by establishing Rock Island Trail State Park as the state’s 93rd State Park. Like the creation of Katy Trail State Park three decades earlier, the Rock Island Trail represents one of...
by sxduedbx-ca | Jun 8, 2026 | News Release
OWENSVILLE, Mo. (May 30, 2026) More than 100 trail supporters, community leaders, elected officials, and Missouri State Parks representatives gathered Saturday to celebrate the opening of a new segment of the Rock Island Trail State Park extending from Highway 19 to...
