Forester Profile

Arthia (Billy) Rye, ACF
President
Forest Management Specialists, Inc.
4886 Chisholm Rd.
Florence, AL 35634-9001

Tel. (256) 765-0397
Fax (256) 765-0398
fmsforestry.com
ForMgtSpec@aol.com

Time in Forestry
Consulting: 1996
Public: 1988


Education
B.S., Mississippi State University, Forestry


Other Qualifications
Arborist, Certified,
Burner, Certified, AL
Cooperating Consulting Forester, Registered, TN
Forest Carbon Consulting & Project Development, Registered, AL,MS,TN
Forester, Registered, AL
Qualified Tree Farm Inspector, Certified, AL,MS
Real Estate Salesperson, Licensed, AL,MS


Professional Affiliations
Alabama Forest Owners' Assoc
American Tree Farm System
International Society of Arboriculture


Firm Profile
Forest Management Specialists, Inc. is a forestry consulting firm serving forest landowners in the Mid-South region. We assist private landowners, TIMOs, and municipalities with the management of their trees and other forest resources. Timber sale coordination, forest inventories, and preparation of forest management plans are but a few of the services that we offer. Our mission is to assist landowners in accomplishing their forest management goals through consulting services that are professionally competent, prompt, efficient, customized to meet each landowner's specific needs, and designed to encourage the conservation of natural resources. Forest Management Specialists, Inc. also strives to maintain the highest standards of honesty, trustworthiness, and courtesy in all of its business dealings.