November 2021 • Nebraskaland 31
"Most people in Nebraska probably don't realize what a
leader Jim Douglas is in the conservation field, not only in
Nebraska but also across the country. There's a list of programs
today — including the Monarch Joint Venture — that are just
accepted, but 20 years ago, that wasn't the case. It's easy for
a government agency to say, 'This is how we've always done
things,' and the only reason the ice was ever broken was
because someone like Jim said, 'Wait a minute. Why wouldn't
we want to do something?' Jim's innovative and collaborative
approach is the hallmark of his career."
– Pete Berthelsen, partnership director of the
Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund
Pictured is a monarch butterfly in the hands of a child in Sarpy County. JEFF KURRUS, NEBRASKALAND
