Wally became a naturalist and fly-fisher when his parents moved to a forested hillside bungalow; he was in the third grade. Two nearby streams and a pond became his playmates and source of his life...view moreWally became a naturalist and fly-fisher when his parents moved to a forested hillside bungalow; he was in the third grade. Two nearby streams and a pond became his playmates and source of his lifetime interests culminating in a PhD from the University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources.
He retired as Director of Environmental Studies, Montclair (NJ) State University. Wally keeps busy writing and as docent at Muir Woods as well as in three Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom programs.
Wally has written two books of poems The Angler Poet and Shimmy a Birch: Haiku. He has filmed two 16mm films for the National Audubon Society's Wildlife Screen Tours: The Waters Edge and South of (lake) Superior.
Wally believes it is through fly-fishing the deep truths can make themselves known and anglers might find their inner essence and a sense of place.view less