Lott was recognized at the Nebraska PF/QF state habitat meeting with the 12th annual award, given to a wildlife professional that goes beyond the scope of their normal work duties to help PF/QF achieve its mission.

As a Resource Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation

Service (NRCS), Lott strives on a day-to-day basis to incorporate wildlife and wildlife habitat into his conservation planning with landowners. Lott is the lead person on Wetland Reserve Program projects in one of the largest natural resource districts in the state. When a new conservation program is announced, Lott is always one of the first resource professionals to seek additional information and ask how the program can benefit the producers he works with.

Because of that passion and dedication, both wildlife and producers have benefited.

"Jim has volunteered his time and energy to assist Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever by serving as a past PF chapter president and now a current committee member of the Loup/Platte Ringnecks Chapter of PF," said Pete Berthelsen, PF/QF Senior Field Coordinator in Nebraska, "Jim also works closely with PF/QF Farm Bill Wildlife Biologists and Coordinating Wildlife Biologists. The support, guidance and passion of resource professionals like Jim are major reasons why Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have been successful in Nebraska."

Lott has been with the NRCS since 1988. A native of Fairmont., Lott currently resides in Grand Island, is married and has two boys.