Roger Fuller

Overview and Professional Qualifications

Mr. Roger Fuller is the Natural Resource Coordinator at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, a 12,000-acre reserve that encompasses nearshore habitats spanning the range from subtidal marine to upland forest. As an ecosystem ecologist, he focuses on the biological and physical interactions among species and their habitats. Mr. Fuller works on habitat restoration, invasive species ecology and control, species’ interactions, ecosystem processes, and climate change impacts. He applies research to improve natural resource management strategies. Since 2002 he has been working in Skagit ecosystems, including marine, estuarine, riverine, and terrestrial habitats, and has also collaborated on work in ecosystems throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Research Interests
Listing of Mr. Fuller’s Skagit-specific research interests

Studying habitat response to restoration, climate change, and invasive species
Characterizing physical drivers of estuary ecosystem dynamics (sediment and freshwater distribution, physical impacts from living organisms, relative sea level, flood and storm dynamics, infrastructure, and historic land use)
Evaluating species’ interactions and their implications for habitat management
Science communication and decision-support tools

Listing of Mr. Fuller’s other research interests

Stillaguamish estuary – current and historic conditions, effects of restoration projects at the ecosystem scale, climate change impacts, biophysical linkages such as relationships among sediment, vegetation, waves, and snow geese

Education and Credentials

M.S., plant ecology, University of Washington, 1999
B.S., animal science, University of Illinois, 1991

Scientific Appointments

Western Washington University, spatial ecologist, 2013-present
The Nature Conservancy of Washington, landscape ecologist, 2000, 2002–2013
Kitsap County, habitat biologist and lead entity coordinator, 2001–2002
Private consulting spatial ecologist, 1999–2000
University of Washington, research assistant, 1995–1999

Affiliations and Professional Service

Skagit Climate Science Consortium, board member
Skagit Land Trust, board member
Western Washington University, adjunct faculty
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Society for Ecological Restoration

Contact information
Roger Fuller
Email: rfuller@padillabay.gov

Additional Information

For information on Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, visit https://www.padillabay.gov

For access to weather and water quality data, visit http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/dges/