The first project of the “Fondacija Bukovica” is being carried out in collaboration with the Sports Fishing Society “Natura” from Obrovac. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at a symbolic time – at 5 to 12, a truckload of Adriatic trout will be released into the Zrmanja River at the upper bridge in Kaštel Žegarski. This indigenous fish species has almost completely disappeared from the Zrmanja River due to poaching and neglect over the past decade. Through this action, the initiators aim to contribute to restoring life to the river and its surroundings, promoting ecological values, sports fishing, and the development of fishing tourism along the Zrmanja Riverbanks. We invite you to support this initiative with your presence and to meet like-minded people who share similar interests and values.

Adrijan Siniša Rakić, the founder of the foundation, says: “The summers spent by the Zrmanja River, with my grandparents, have forever connected me to Bukovica and Dalmatia. My foundation is an attempt to give back at least a fraction of the love and beauty I received back then. After more than thirty years in Amsterdam, working in my children’s theater, I want to contribute to society in my homeland as well.”