Post By Marieke Mom; 25 June 2026

🌡️With temperatures of 41°C in the field, our early starts came with the reward of stunning sunrises.

🐄 In the Camargue, France, we compared rewilded parts of the marsh, grazed by Camargue cattle, with areas without large grazers.

🤝 Thank you to Lia Condeminas from the Syndicat Mixte pour la protection et la gestion de la Camargue Gardoise for guiding us through the marsh and helping us navigate the bumpy Mediterranean jungle roads.

🇪🇸 Next stop: Spain!

Post 18 June 2025:

👋 Arrivederci, Italy!

🏕️ Our tent site became a temporary root-drying station! With our plant biomass safely dried (see photo), we’re wrapping up a successful first stop of the WildMarsh field campaign along the European coastline.

🐴 In Italy, we compared a rewilded part of the saltmarsh, grazed by Camargue horses since ~1990, with a part without large grazers.

🤝 A big thank you to our collaborators at the Isonzo River Mouth Nature Reserve for their support, hospitality, and expertise. It was a privilege to work in this beautiful environment.

🇫🇷 Next stop: France!
👋 See you soon, French collaborators!

📖 Curious to read more about the WildMarsh project? https://lnkd.in/ebvAx3pb

Marjolijn J. A. Christianen Jente van Leeuwe Jim van Belzen Oscar Franken Celine van Bijsterveldt Roeland van de Vijsel Celine Joziasse Saar Ellerbroek