Jon Turk received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1971, wrote the first environmental science textbook in North America, and continued as an environmental science writer for 40 years. He has also engaged in numerous extreme outdoor expeditions. Jon's circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island was nominated by National Geographic as one of the top ten adventures of 2011. He has written three books chronicling his physical passages and the spiritual journey toward a Consciousness Revolution. When not out travelling, Turk divides his time between his time between Fernie, BC and Darby, Montana.
"Jon Turk shares the importance of finding the wild in our daily
lives. An important read as our society collides headlong into an
over-subscribed world." Conrad Anker, The North Face extreme
Alpinist"Jon Turk takes us on his personal journeys to Earth's
remote places where one becomes embedded in the natural world as
experienced by our ancestors." Henry Pollack, Co-winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, and author of A World Without
Ice."His journeys and encounters embody a unique combination of
physical audacity, deep humility, and extraordinary trust in what
comes - the ingredients of wisdom, and of real adventure." John
Vaillant: Environmentalist, author of The Golden Spruce, The Tiger,
and The Jaguar's Children.
"Jon Turk shares the importance of finding the wild in our daily
lives. An important read as our society collides headlong into an
over-subscribed world." Conrad Anker, The North Face extreme
Alpinist"Jon Turk takes us on his personal journeys to Earth's
remote places where one becomes embedded in the natural world as
experienced by our ancestors." Henry Pollack, Co-winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, and author of A World Without
Ice."His journeys and encounters embody a unique combination of
physical audacity, deep humility, and extraordinary trust in what
comes - the ingredients of wisdom, and of real adventure." John
Vaillant: Environmentalist, author of The Golden Spruce, The Tiger,
and The Jaguar's Children.
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