On Land

Albert Sommers

Albert Sommers is a fourth generation rancher who utilizes federal grazing allotments in Sublette County, Wyoming. He served as a Wyoming state representative for 12 years, culminating as the 66th speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2023 to 2024.

Policy Arena

Public land grazing is vital for a healthy America, for wildlife and people

ProPublica, together with High Country News, recently published articles that don’t tell the whole story behind federal lands grazing. The series suggests that ranchers utilizing federal lands are mostly the

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Albert Sommers

Public land grazing is vital for a healthy America, for wildlife and people