J. Mike Bird
J. Mike Bird
ACF, RF
Principal / CEO
Center, Texas
Mike Bird graduated from University of Missouri – Columbia in 1975 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Forest Management. He worked in the forestry industry for several
years as a field forester, harvesting engineer, and procurement/management forester
before starting Bird Forestry Services, Inc. in 1979 as a traditional forestry consulting
firm offering services to private non-industrial landowners in Texas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and Arkansas. As the Bird Forestry Services business developed, Mike
recognized other natural resource opportunities associated with land management,
reclamation/restoration, enhancement, and preservation. In 1989 Silva-Tech/South, Inc.
was created as a vegetation management and reforestation business. In 1994, Mike cocreated Advanced Ecology, Ltd. (AEL), an environmental consulting firm. Over the last
ten years AEL has developed an outstanding reputation in the industry. Evolving from a
natural resource background, the AEL team has the ability to solve environmental
problems using a common sense approach. Today, Mike is actively involved in both Bird
Forestry and Advanced Ecology, serving as CEO for Advanced Ecology, Ltd. and SilvaTech/South, Inc.