{"id":129,"date":"2025-09-01T17:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxygencomms.ro\/oxygen-association\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=129"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:28:38","slug":"saua-strunga-refuge","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/oxygencomms.ro\/oxygen-association\/initiative\/saua-strunga-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Life: The Restoration of the \u0218aua Strunga Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;616349&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;560944&#8243;]Situated at a key point along hiking routes, the refuge serves as a gateway between the picturesque Bran\u2013Moieciu region and the majestic Bucegi Plateau. Due to heavy snow and rainfall, its structure had suffered significant damage and, without intervention, it would not have survived another winter.<\/p>\n<p>To support the consolidation efforts, the Oxygen Association contributed to covering the logistics and helicopter transport needed to bring heavy materials to the site. 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