Restoration works on the Col du Bonhomme mountain pass trail
Les Contamines-Montjoie

Restoration works on the Col du Bonhomme mountain pass trail

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Overfrequentation of trails, reseeding actions
Asters-CEN74 and its partners of the Gebiodiv project (PITEM Biodiv'alp) spent two days restoring this very popular hiking section of the GR5 on the Tour du Mont-Blanc trail.
How to restore a degraded trail?
The team collected local seeds, raked the areas to be revegetated and installed geotextile membranes (made of coconut fiber) to increase seed growth.

Help us make this work last! Going off the hiking trails destroys the surrounding flora. Like scars, the new paths will encourage soil erosion causing the disappearance of vegetation.

Be carefull! Stay on the main trail!