Matt Kales

Matt leads a team of Region 6 Migratory Birds/Science Applications staff who form the core of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sagebrush Ecosystem Team (SET). The SET works across programs and partnerships to deliver science-based, landscape-scale solutions to conserve 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.

Learn more about sagebrush habitats and sustain rural communities through implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative.

Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding and other investments in sagebrush country.