Amy Blaymore Paterson has been hired as the first Executive Director for the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC). The CLCC works with land trusts, towns, and others to achieve its mission
"to ensure the long-term strength and viability of the land conservation community of Connecticut". It has a Steering Committee with statewide representation and shares its headquarters with the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) in the Rockfall section of Middlefield.

Kevin Case, Chair of the CLCCC Steering Committee, noted "This is a momentous occasion for the land conservation movement in the state. There are over 120 land trusts working with Connecticut's communities to ensure everyone has access to clean water, local food, healthy forests and places for people of all ages to enjoy the great outdoors. Amy brings great energy and a breadth of experience that will allow CLCC to provide the support, guidance and vision needed to accelerate the pace and enhance the quality of land conservation across the state."

Before joining CLCC, Amy served as a Project Manager for The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national non-profit dedicated to conserving land as parks, farms, and natural places for people to enjoy. While at TPL, Amy oversaw several complex conservation transactions, working closely with private landowners, government officials and land trust representatives seeking to preserve thousands of acres of farmland, working forests and open space.

Prior to TPL, Amy worked for over twenty years as an attorney,concentrating her practice in land preservation and environmental protection. Her clients included landowners, municipalities, land
trusts and other non-profits. Amy provided a range of legal assistance to these entities, from handling their initial organization as a non-profit, to transactional, grant and legislative work, to
representation in administrative and court proceedings. She received her law degree from the University of Denver and, prior to moving to Vernon in 1988, was an attorney with the United States Department of Justice. Amy has served as counsel to the Vernon Hockanum River Linear Park Committee and was a member of the town's Inland Wetlands Commission and Open Space Task Force.

Amy may be reached directly at 860-685-0785 or at abpaterson@ctconservation.org.