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In the alpine alluvial plain and on the delta on the southern shore of Lake Trift, Alpine willowherb (Epilobium fleischeri) and yellow mountain saxifrage (Saxifraga anizoides), typical pioneer plants of alluvions and moraines, have colonised the area.
The retreat of the Trift Glacier since 1864
The Trift river cascades down from the glacier tongue over the rock step to the natural Trift lake.
Protest action against the construction of a dam in the glacier forefield of the Trift Glacier, summer 2019

The Trift glacier foreland in the Swiss canton of Bern comprises a wide variety of geomorphological forms and habitats for pioneers and plant communities. At the southern end of Lake Trift, a delta is emerging and an alpine alluvial plain represents a biologically valuable area for a variety of species, some of which are rare and endangered. The Trift basin also harbours potential for generating electricity from a hydroelectric power plant, which is currently being planned.

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