Joseph Plappert
Joseph Plappert received his Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife Biology and his Master’s Degree in Wildlife Ecology from Texas State University in San Marcos. His Master’s thesis focused on using remote sensing to evaluate the habitat associations of several grassland bird species in Texas.
Prior to his employment with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Joseph had professional experience in monitoring for grassland birds, golden-cheeked warblers, and Texas kangaroo rats. In addition, Joseph has experience teaching non-major’s ecology, bird conservation, and field ornithology as a Graduate Instructional Assistant.
Joseph began his career with TPWD as a regulatory biologist in Laredo, TX. Currently, he is an Urban Wildlife Biologist with TPWD stationed in San Antonio, TX. As an Urban Biologist, Joseph performs professional planning, management, research and public outreach associated with wildlife, habitat and natural resource management specific to the San Antonio area.