The alluvial plain of the Dumontshaff was the scene of an ecological enhancement project: the renaturation of the Alzette and its tributary, the Kiemelbaach.

The site is in the form of a valley, with a particularly wide bottom and gently sloping sides. Between 2004 and 2007, the alluvial plain from Dumontshaff to Lameschmillen was the scene of a large-scale ecological enhancement project: the renaturation of the Alzette and its tributary, the Kiemelbaach. This renaturation work on the Alzette has made it possible to recreate wetlands and amphibians by giving back to the river a part of its natural space. Within the framework of this LIFE-Nature project, the first restoration work on the Alzette was completed in 2000. It concerned a section of 700 m in the protected area "Am Brill" of Schifflange.
Despite all the changes that this alluvial plain has undergone over the centuries, it is still to some extent an important habitat for many species of birdlife, and is an important link in the migration path of many birds, and during the floods in spring and autumn: the corncrake (Crex crex), the meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis), the spring wagtail (Motacilla flava) and the black-eared traquet (Saxicola rubetra).

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40 years "Fondation Hëllef fir d’Natur"