A familiar voice a long way from home

Dusk at the end of March in the pines of Oaxaca’s Sierra Norte. An American robin sings to the twilight and I ache with homesickness. The mountains roll northwest in vast blue silhouettes. Montana is incomprehensibly far away. The song of the robin carries me the thousands of miles in an instant and I’m home, Missoula at the cusp of spring, the cottonwood buds swelling along the river, the pileated woodpeckers calling. I could hop on a jet, worsen the climate crisis, and be home tomorrow. But my decision is made. This year I won’t be going back.  This is a podcast about the connections of birds, the gravity of this moment in history, and something hopeful: an agroecology project, tending the earth for food and wildlife habitat. As always, I depend on the support of you, my listeners, to continue doing this work. Please share these podcasts, leave a rating, and, if you’re able, support me through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildwithnature. Thank you!!!You can find the written, illustrated version of this story here: https://wildwithnature.com/2026/05/01/a-familiar-voice-biodiverse-agriculture/