JONATHAN WATERMAN: Global Warming, Arctic Culture, and the Alaskan Wilderness

JONATHAN WATERMAN: Global Warming, Arctic Culture, and the Alaskan Wilderness - Wolfman Productions



	Jon is internationally renowned for his Northern adventures, and for his award-winning books and films—replete with breath-taking photography and candid narratives. His seventy-minute programs include slides and video. The "First Descent of the Colorado; River in Crisis" program is about Jon's incredible expedition: the first descent of the 1,470 mile, famed Colorado River. He started at 10,100 feet in the Colorado Rockies in May 2008 and finished at sea level in Mexico's Gulf of California, January, 2009. The river and its challenging rapids carried him through steep drops in Gore, Cataract and the Grand Canyons, across long reservoirs in temperatures over 100 degrees, and finally through the dried-out delta, where the river has not flowed continuously for more than a decade. As a grantee of the National Geographic and a fellow of the Sonoran Institute, the author traveled sometimes alone, or with various experts,			Under the wave in Grand Canyon Class V in Barrel Springs Rapid

	Jon's route from source to sea Glen Canyon Dam flooding the once fabled Colorado River through Glen Canyon		scientists, Native Americans, and boatmen in order to better understand the river's growing pains, so that he could eventually share news of not just a world-class adventure, but show a river in crisis, which 30 million people depend upon for water in seven western states and Mexico. The problem is partly over allocation of water in a region rapidly becoming more populated, and mostly about a drought caused by climate change. Climate models for the latter 21st century show up to 70 percent of the snow pack (which makes up 90% of the river) disappearing from the Rockies. The new Energy Secretary Steven Chu has likened this as the west's version of the ocean rising on the coasts and has been quoted about the river: “There's a two-thirds
	chance there will be a disaster, and that's in the best scenario.” Jon's mission in sharing his adventure and the issue through a thrilling slide and film lecture, is to present possible solutions for both water conservation and global warming. He has a long track record for visiting classrooms prior to his lecture presentation and facilitating discussions toward taking action, and sharing the secrets of his career as an author and photographer.
Global Warming: Oil Versus Wilderness & Climate Change in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

		The "Oil Versus Wilderness" program has been updated for 2007 to show the findings from an expedition Jon led, with the world famous conservationist, Dr. George Schaller, to study climate change in northern Alaska. As the recipient of a National Geographic grant, the author traveled with three grad students and Dr. Schaller, visiting with other scientists, Native Americans, and traveling throughout the Arctic National Wildlife refuge (ANWR) to document the startling effects of global warming to be released by the National Geographic in fall 2007 on TV and in various magazine articles. The lecture was also derived from Jon's teaching an accredited course for the University of Alaska on this subject, to determine the esthetic values behind wilderness preservation versus northern industry. Since ANWR was first created in 1960, oil companies have repeatedly lobbied Congress to open this most pristine sanctuary to drilling. As a veteran of a half dozen trips into the remote, 19-million-acre ANWR-bearing witness to the incredible caribou migration and

	a cornucopia of wildlife found nowhere else on the continent. Jon shares both slides and film, while telling an educational and insightful story about the potential cultural/ environmental impacts of drilling contrasted with the economic benefits of oil development, and complicated by global warming.

			Jon's Interview on National Geographic Weekend.

			Visit Jon Waterman's Website for more Information http://jonathanwaterman.com/

	Comments on Jon Waterman's Program: "Spellbinding. In all my years as a program coordinator, Jonathan's presentation ranked among the very best I've seen. We'll have him back soon." –Mesa State College "After this moving presentation to several hundred university students, not one audience member left, and Jon stayed an extra hour answering questions. An excellent and educational show." –University of Wisconsin/La Crosse "His audience came away inspired by impressions of beautiful landscapes and how our natural world can be protected and preserved." –Weber State University "Jon Waterman brought adventure, intellect, education, and entertainment spiced with humor to SUNY, attracting one of the larger audiences of recent years. Faculty and students alike responded to his thoughtfulness, while his desire to interact with students sets him apart as a speaker." –SUNY, Plattsburgh, N.Y

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