 Vincent Walsh was raised in the
Adirondack foothills town of
Greenfield. It was here that he
explored the woods and waterways as
a boy, experiencing nature in its
most pure form: through youthful
eyes. Vince joined the Marine Corps
after high school and completed a
4-year tour, stationed in Hawaii.
While there, he was not only exposed
to military culture, but also Native
Hawaiian, Japanese, Philippine,
Portuguese and Samoan culture,
history and the Polynesian natural
environment as a whole. This
experience gave Vince great insights
into the natural world, our
collective human experience and what
a sense of place really meant.
Vince’s travels over the past two
decades have brought him through
much of North America, the
Polynesian islands of Hawaii,
Mexico and Thailand. |
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Professional Associations as a
Presenter Include: |
- Paul Smith’s College, Skidmore
College, Williamstown College
–Hopkins Memorial Forest
- Glens Falls City Schools, Queensbury
Elementary, Greenfield Elementary,
Boght Hills School,
Shenendehoah Schools, Colton/Pierrepont
Elementary, Charlotte School of VT,
The Beagle School-
Saratoga NY, The Adirondack School
of Northeastern NY, Saratoga
Independent School,
Waldorf School of Saratoga,
Schuylerville Elementary,
Williamstown Elementary, Milton
Terrace North
Elementary
- Village of Lake George Youth
Commission, Town of Indian Lake NY,
Town of Hadley NY,
Friends of Greenwich Point, CT,
SEAD-Saratogians for Equality and
Diversity, Saratoga County
Historical Society-Brookside Museum,
Greenfield Historical Society,
Chimney Point State
Historic Site-VT, Moreau Lake State
Park NY, Student Conservation
Association, The Wild Center-
Adirondack Natural History Museum,
Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive
Center
- Spirit Hollow-Shaftsbury VT,
Manitoga, Hawk Circle, Moccasin Meet
Primitive Skills Gathering,
ISPT- International Society of
Professional Trackers, ADK-Adirondack
Mountain Club,
Adirondack Wilderness Challenge,
William Sanford Library, Indian
Ladder Farms, Williamstown
Rural Lands Foundation, Wilton
Wildlife Preserve & Park, Something
Good In The World, Inc.,
Bear Paw Regional Greenways, NH,
Merck Forest & Farmland Center, VT,
Troy Boys & Girls Club,
Girl & Boy Scouts
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Volunteer Work |
- Greenfield Historical Society, Board
of Trustees Member
- Caboose Restoration Committee,
Co-chair
- Adopt-A-Roadside Program, Greene
Road, Greenfield
Past Work: |
- Lower Adirondack Search & Rescue,
Team Member, Winter Training Officer
- North Country Wild Care, Rescuing
and helping injured wildlife
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Military Experience |
- 1990-1994 United States Marine
Corps, O’ahu, HI
Achieved the rank of Corporal (E-4);
Assistant Team Leader within
Reconnaissance Company & Weapons
Company, 3rd Marines; Reconnaissance
is the most challenging of Marine
Corps assignments, requiring mental
& physical fitness beyond normal
standards; served as conventional &
special weapons guard & heavy
machine gunner. Positions required
completion of multiple military
schools & an exceptional ability to
utilize initiative, judgment &
proficiency to ensure national
security. Honorably Discharged.
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Education |
- Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths,
NY
• A.A.S. Environmental Studies, 1997
• Independent Study, Tracking Red
Foxes
- Johnson State College, 1997
• Plant Classification, Animal
Behavior, Native American Studies
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Noteworthy Experiences |
- USMC Boot Camp; Reconnaissance
Indoctrination, PFT 285+
- Honolulu Marathon Finisher, 1993
- 8-Time Adirondack Canoe Classic
“90 Miler” finisher, many in top 3
- Multiple 5-20 mile marathon canoe
races, Adirondack Mountains
- Enviro-Trek participant, Paul
Smith’s College
- 3 week paddle from Saranac Lake to
Plattsburgh to Troy NY
- 3 week paddle across NYS on the
entire Erie Canal / Mohawk River
System
- US Swan Boat Team, Bangkok,
Thailand, 2000
- Snowshoe & Duathlon Competitor
1996-1997, Adirondack Mountains
- Northeastern At’latl
Championships, Chimney Point,
Vermont, competitor and occasional
champion
- Accomplished Hiker- Adirondack
High Peaks, Low Peaks, In-between
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