On a visit to Vermont I hiked in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, part of the traditional and unsurrendered homeland of the Abenaki people. Learning about the deforestation and renewal of the Green Mountains gave me hope and reminded me of other promising efforts towards ecological restoration. People are working to heal the earth in so many ways — and sometimes, succeeding.

This text is set to Sally Ann Morris’ tune, IN NOMINE DEI. Preview or purchase the piece here. It is also a part of my collection Elemental Joy.