Jon Waterman has worked as a director of a press, an editor, and a naturalist. A sought-after public speaker, his work has often appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Men’s Journal, Adventure, and Climbing. His 17 books include In the Shadow of Denali, Kayaking the Vermilion Sea, and Running Dry; he is a frequent grantee of the National Geographic. By taking risks and tackling difficult issues, his work transcends traditional outdoor yarns and has garnered numerous awards, including a Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts, 3 Best Adventure Book Awards from the Banff Book Festival, a National Park Service Special Achievement Award, and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. He lives in Carbondale, Colorado.
Forty years ago, Jon Waterman took his first journey to Alaska’s Noatak River and was astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light, and he continued on dozens of explorations throughout the remote North. Over time he began to notice how climate change had taken a toll—the Arctic is now warming nearly 4 times faster than the rest of the world—and he is on a mission to publicize how this beautiful vast frontier is beset by a climate crisis and the actions we can all take to alleviate carbon emission.
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