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Fauna
: A dead wood lives on
<p>A dead tree is a habitat within itself, used for breeding and nutrition by larvae and other organisms. These organisms thereby actively participate in the decomposition and natural recycling of organic matter to form the humus and thereby facilitate the growth of new plants.</p>
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Geology
: Glaciation
<p>20,000 years ago, immense glaciers covered the whole of the French Alps reaching the Rhone Valley as far as Lyon. These glaciers carved out the mountains and valleys, giving rise to lakes and peat bogs. The Péclet glacier, like other glaciers in the Alps, has heavily diminished in extent over the last 40 years.</p>
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Flora
: The roles and functions of the wetlands
<p>Marshes, swamps, bogs...names that remind us of enigmatic and often unrecognised places. Their typical vegetation is formed of plants adapted to the cold and humid climate of our mountains. These wetlands are beneficial as they regulate the flow of water, trap sediment and filter pollutants. The water discharged is therefore of better quality. The willows (Salix) or the Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), two species inhabiting these wetlands, have interesting medicinal properties. Man extracts their active substances which are used as components in aspirin.</p>
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Water
: Saint Marcel Dam
<p>The St Marcel dam on the Doron de Belleville was built in 2008. It constitutes a water intake for the network of artificial snow of Ménuires. A fishway was integrated into the structure to allow fish circulation particularly brown trout and rainbow trout in the Doron.</p>
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Small heritage
: The Moulin de Burdin
<p>Renovated in 1996 by the municipality of Les Belleville, the Moulin de Burdin is a witness to the intense agricultural activity that reigned in the valley barely more than 50 years ago. The meadows surrounding the villages were then fields of rye, barley or oats. The amenities of the valley´s ski areas have changed the social and economic life of the valley. Inside the mill, an exhibition explains the functioning of its mechanism and its historical context. Free guided tours are organised during the summer period.</p>
[Trek] Burdin Wetland Trail
<p>From the car park, follow the sign for “sentier zones humides” (wetland trail). It will take you to the St Marcel dam, 30 m from the car park. Then continue on the left in the direction of the 3 interpretive panels in the undergrowth. Reach the Moulin de Burdin. Return via the same route or by the vehicle track.</p>Modified: 1 week ago
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