Habitat management, Invasive species management, Research
Capacity for Partnerships in the Sagebrush Ecosystem

States

Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Capacity for Partnerships in the Sagebrush Ecosystem

Funding YearBIL Funds
FY22$371,146.75
FY23$498,026.73
FY24$765,854.66
FY25$1,300,927.00

Capacity Description

New or existing staff positions will receive funding to target sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

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-focused partnership work. Several positions are matched or supported by State or partner funding as well. These positions increase critical capacity to build partnerships and deliver on-the-ground conservation projects. These positions support the full range of sagebrush country, with position locations indicated below. Capacity positions support partnerships for on the ground project implementation.

Details

LocationPosition(s)Partner(s)Year(s) Funded
IDPartnerships Coordinators (2)BLM, Idaho Fish and Wildlife OfficePositions were funded or newly added in FY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25.
ORPartnerships Coordinators (2)Soil & Water Conservation Districts, BLM, landownersPositions were funded or newly added in FY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25.
WAPartnerships Coordinators (1)Foster Creek Conservation District, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Chelan Douglas Land Trust, National Refuge System, NRCS, Conservation Northwest, Anabranch Solutions LLC, Pheasants ForeverPositions were funded or newly added in FY23, FY24 and FY25.
MTProject Implementation Support (1)The Nature Conservancy and the Public Land Corps ProgramFY23
NVSagebrush Coordinator (1), Partnerships Coordinator (1)Nevada Department of Wildlife, public & private landowners, Tribes

Sagebrush Coordinator: FY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25.

Partnerships Coordinator: FY24 and FY25

WY

Project Implementation Support (1)

Tribal Engagement positions with Wind River (1)

NRCS, Pheasants Forever, Wyoming Fish and Game Department. 

Wind River Reservation.

Project Implementation Support: FY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25

Tribal Engagement Positions: 

RangewideRangewide Communications Support (1)Intermountain West Joint VentureFY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25.
RangewideConservation Efforts Database (CED) upgradesU.S. Geological SurveyFY22, FY23, FY24 and FY25
RangewideSpatial Landscape EcologistUSGS, BLM, CASCs, NRCS, USDA-ARS, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Fish & Game, Oregon State University, Boise State University, University of Idaho, University of Oklahoma, High Divide Collaborative, Heart of the Rockies, Oregon SageCon, Intermountain West Joint Venture, TNC, and othersFY23, FY24, and FY25.

Facilities

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The Mountain-Prairie Region consists of 8 states in the heart of the American west including Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The region is defined by three distinct landscapes. In the east lie the central and northern Great Plains, primarily the...

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Contact

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Conservation Coordinator
Science Applications
Additional Role(s)
WAFWA Western Monarch and Native Insect Pollinator Working Group,
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign,
Sagebrush BIL Executive Team,
Wildlife Conservation Initiative,
Cascades to Coast Landscape Collaborative,
Regional Representative on Service's History Committee
Expertise
Environmental Policy
Area
OR
WA
ID
Photo of Matt Kales
Coordinator, Sagebrush Ecosystem Team
Science Applications,
Migratory Birds,
Office of Conservation Investment
Expertise
Sagebrush ecosystem conservation; Large landscape conservation; Partnership development; Project management & conservation operations; Policy analysis and communications; Incident management
Area
CO
WY
MT
UT
Denver,CO
Samantha Brooke photo
Assistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds & Science Applications, Mountain-Prairie Region
Migratory Birds,
Science Applications
Additional Role(s)
Midwest Landscape Initiative, Steering Committee; Service Representative to the Colorado Cooperative
Lakewood,CO

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental...