The history of Bird Forestry plays an important role in the success of the firm.  In 1979 Mike Bird (CEO) began Bird Forestry Services, Inc., (BFS) as a one-man consulting forestry business.  In 1994 he and Terry Anderson (President), formed Advanced Ecology, Inc. (AEI), a company of professionals with experience in traditional forest and wildlife management, and with training and knowledge in the ever-expanding field of environmental regulations.

Sharing this vision, Mark Brian (Senior-Vice President) merged his consulting forestry business with BFS in 1996.  Over the years, BFS and AEI expanded in terms of services and staff, culminating with BFS formally merging with AEI to form Advanced Ecology, Ltd. (AEL) in 2006. 

AEL is a diverse firm that employs over ten degreed foresters and wildlife biologists that are capable of dealing with a wide range of natural resource goals.  This team of natural resource professionals has a thorough knowledge of environmental investigation balanced with a concept of achieving practical project goals and regulatory compliance. The company uses a multi–disciplinary, yet common sense approach to search for affordable and effective solutions to resource management challenges.