Douglas announces his plan to retire

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Director Jim Douglas, announced his plan to retire in November.

This year Douglas will be celebrating 47 years with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

He has spent the last nine years of his career as director of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission after replacing Rex Amack. Amack retired in  2012, after a serving as director for 24 years.

Douglas’ career started in 1974 at the North Platte Fish Hatchery as a conservation aid. 

In Douglas’ interview for director he said that his goal was to increase youth involvement in outdoor recreation and provide the public with knowledge of outdoor recreation in Nebraska’s economy. 

Throughout his career he has maintained his want for public communication and marketing. He also helped to expand Nebraska’s outdoor education programs. 

He was director when the Hunters Helping the Hungry program was started in Nebraska. 

He also helped to expand wildlife and environmental research during his time as director. 

Douglas’ also helped to increase agency law enforcement.

Douglas has held different leadership positions throughout his career including District Supervisor and Chief of the Resources Services Division, Chief of the Wildlife Division, Deputy Director of Administration, and Agency Director.

“I love and enjoy serving the Commission and Nebraska’s citizens and visitors because we have the opportunity to affect our constituents in so many positive ways.” Douglas said to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, “Since I have several months left to serve, I will devote all of my time and energy to doing so; and, as such, I will save most of my public reflections of service and share them closer to my retirement.”