Jonathan Turk

Dr. Jon Turk is a scientist, author, and National Geographic award-winning explorer whose worldview was altered by extended visits with Moolynaut, a Siberian shaman.

I earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1971 and was nominated by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten Adventurers of the Year in 2012. Between these bookends, I co-authored the first college-level environmental science textbook in North America, followed by 35 additional texts, and five books about my adventures. At the same time, I kayaked around Cape Horn and across the North Pacific from Japan to Alaska, and made numerous first ski descents and first rock climbing ascents around the globe.

My current work focuses on honoring the power of Nature as a means of achieving Presence within the modern opulent, scientific, corporate, and uber-political 21st century. I rely heavily on the teachings of indigenous peoples who lived sustainably on this planet for millennia.

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