Albert Sommers given conservation award

Sublette County Legislator and rancher Albert Sommers has been honored with the 2022 National Private Lands Fish and Wildlife Stewardship Award.
The award, given annually by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, recognizes one individual or family-run farm, ranch or forest land operation that has incorporated proactive conservation and environmental practices, and exhibits outstanding stewardship of fish and wildlife resources.
Sommers was acknowledged at AFWA’s annual meeting held in Fort Worth, Texas.
Sommers told the Wyoming Game and Fish Department that he has a deep respect for this landscape that he occupies and the wildlife that coexists with it.
Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik said he could think of no one more deserving than Sommers for the national award noting the third-generation rancher’s visionary leadership and practices that benefit Wyoming’s wildlife.
Sommers owns and operates a third-generation ranch in western Wyoming in the Upper Green River Valley near Pinedale. The 1,876-acre working ranch is part of the largest conservation and public access easement in the state.
Outside of his official role in the Wyoming House of Representatives, Sommers has held positions on the Wyoming Brucellosis Coordination Team, Colorado River Basin Working Group, Tri-Governor Committee on the review of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy, Green River Basin Sage Grouse Working Group and the Rock Springs BLM District Multiple Use Advisory Group.
Sommers also was a founding member of the Sublette County Invasive Species Task Force. In the past he’s been a member of the Wyoming Livestock Board and as President of Green River Valley Cattleman’s Association and the Upper Green River Valley Cattleman’s Association.
 
 

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