The French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust – which preserves, stewards, and connects people to the land in northern Chester County – has named Bill Gladden its new executive director, according to a report in the Pottstown Mercury.

Gladden has more than 30 years of public and private sector experience in land use, preservation, and management. He currently serves as director of the Department of Open Space Preservation for Chester County.

Under Gladden’s direction since 2004, the Department of Open Space Preservation has invested more than $200 million to help preserve more than 55,000 acres of farms, forests, parks, and preserves.

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Gladden has been honored for his accomplishments in land protection, historic preservation, and volunteer service, and has served on the boards of numerous community organizations.

He holds a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Virginia, and a bachelor’s degree in urban studies and political science from the College of Wooster in Ohio.

Read more about Bill Gladden and the French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust in the Pottstown Mercury by clicking here.

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