The Ozark Trail Association is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Myers of Pacific, Missouri to the OTA Board. Through his membership in Boy Scouting, Steve developed a healthy respect for the environment at a very young age as well as an appreciation for the many benefits outdoor recreational programs can bring to a community. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1981 and hiked more than 300 miles of trail in the St. Louis region both as a scout and an adult leader. This year marks the 6th consecutive year Steve has served as a volunteer Trip Leader for the Open Space Council’s Operation Clean Stream program removing trash and debris from the Meramec River. Steve also serves as the director of the River Walk Trail Project Committee that has been building momentum in an effort to facilitate the connection of the Ozark Trail to the Great Rivers Greenway Trail system at the St. Louis/ Franklin County line at Pacific. Steve received an A.A. degree in Business Management from East Central College and a B.S. in Business Administration / Marketing from Webster University.  He is also an alderman for the City of Pacific.

The Ozark Trail is a nationally recognized hiking, backpacking, biking and, in many places equestrian trail under construction in the Missouri Ozarks in the United States. Once completed, it is intended to reach from the Mississippi River at St. Louis to Arkansas. Over 350 miles (563 km) of the trail have been completed as of 2008, and the estimated length when finished will be at least 500 miles (805 km). When joined to the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas, the full hiking distance from end to end will be at least 700 miles (1,127 km), not including a large loop through the St. Francois Mountains in south eastern Missouri.