Urban Biologist

The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department is a steward of its natural resources and is committed to maintaining and surveying each Dallas park and trail. It is for that reason that it launched its Urban Biology Division in November 2015 with the hire of expert Urban Biologist, Brett Johnson.Johnson is responsible for leading a natural resource management plan for the Dallas Park and Recreation Department. Some key components of that plan include: implementing a feral hog trapping program to reduce feral hog damage on parks properties, get a restoration program in place for the unique blackland prairie remnants at White Rock Lake, conducting an inventory of natural resource assets within Dallas Parks properties, and increasing pollinator conservation areas around the city.Many of these objectives will be achieved through volunteerism and “Citizen Science” efforts.