Jim Locklear is a botanist and horticulturist and served as Director of Conservation at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens from 2010 to 2024. Previously he was Director of the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Hesston, Kansas) and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. He has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Central Missouri and M.S. in Plant and Soil Science from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is author/editor of three books.
