In August, our teams concluded their field surveys across the Arda River basin. Behind this crucial phase of the “Rewilding Arda” project lie hundreds of kilometers covered on foot – through thorns, thickets, and steep riverbanks. For every 10 kilometers of river surveyed, our experts logged an additional 2 to 4 kilometers in the wildest and most inaccessible corners of the Rhodope Mountains, where the rivers become almost impassable.