Steve Fuller

As Regional Stewardship Manager for the Southwest, Steve works with landowners as far South as Rindge and as far North as Grantham to successfully manage their conservation easements in cooperation with the values and guidelines set out in their easement agreement. Through on the ground site-visits with landowners, or via analyzing aerial imaging, Steve is a vital part of a team that helps to uphold good stewardship and wise use throughout the state! 

Steve earned his BFA in Sculpture and Painting from Binghamton University in New York, with a minor in Environmental Studies. While working for a fine arts welder for a sculptural fabricator in NYC, he became "greensick" for trees and wilderness and quickly sought a career change. He pursued a PhD in Environmental and Forest Biology from SUNY Syracuse, during which time he served as a Terrestrial Ecologist for NH Fish and Game in the Nongame and Endangered Species Program. His work with NHFG contributed to the development of the Wildlife Action Plan, a science based strategy used state wide to guide conservation efforts around vital natural habitats and wildlife species. 

In his 25 years of experience, Steve has served as a contractor for entities such as the Wildlife Management Institute and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, lending his expertise to a wide variety of strategic projects, including plans to protect the New England Cottontail and initiatives to elevate climate resilient landscape conservation. 

When not exploring the woods for the Forest Society, Steve can be found biking, hiking, or paddling (very fast) near his home in Weare, and across the state.