Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor
The Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor Foundation is an orginization founded officially in 1994 to preserve the
Ozark foothills along
Interstate 44. In reality the foundation's main goal is to create an artificial green divide consisting of State, County, and private conservation areas seperating The West Saint Louis County communities of
Pacific ,
Wildwood, and
Eureka from the more industrialized South
Saint Louis County communities of Valley Park,
Fenton, and
Kirkwood. the foundation is named after Henry Shaw the founder of the
Missouri Botanical Garden.
The Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor is a long string of adjoining conservation areas running 24 miles along Interstate 44 and 40 miles along the Meramec River. Most of this area was devalued after the dioxin contamination in Times Beach, Missouri allowing the creation of these conservation areas and parks.
External links
Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor Website