Reserve "Valle Kabanata" spread over an area in 327 hectares on the Eastern edge of the lagoon of Grado in northeastern Italy. In the 1920s, this area was established hatchery, which was fenced in bulk and are equipped with special flood gateways. During tide changes the water level in the Valle Kabanata can be adjusted with bottom paddles. The fish were caught using so-called "lavorare" - metal mesh. Fish farming flourished in Valle Kabanata until 1995, and after that this area was used for environmental purposes, particularly as a habitat for birds.

Today Valle Kawenata is a combination of several ecosystems, lagoons, beaches, forests, meadows, ponds, etc., which makes the reserve an ideal place for nesting habitat and over 260 species of birds. The reserve was recognized as wetlands of international importance and a special protection area. Watch the incredible biodiversity of the Valle Kabanata can, going for a walk on one of several short routes. On the coast of flowering plants are found, among the sand dunes – young poplars and willows, and in the shallows – limonium with its beautiful purple buds. In the North-Western part of the reserve, sprawling meadows, and along freshwater sources is growing common reed, which are particularly many on the Channel Averto. There you can see dense thickets of elmonica, planted in 1946, the year.

A significant variety of ecosystems and limited human presence is conducive to the fact that Valle Kabanata became the habitat of numerous animal species. Especially a lot of birds here, which are dominated by aquatic species: in winter it is often found in different species of ducks and grebes in spring and summer appear herons and birds feeding in the mud. There are also predatory birds such as marsh Harriers and several "families" mute swans and grey geese. And in recent years have been seen "beginners" - the black-winged stilts, common terns, snipe, laugh and even pink flamingos! The most auspicious month to oversee the whole feathered company is considered to be April. Of mammals in the reserve are home to deer, hares, foxes, badgers, stone Martens.

Interesting reserve of Valle Kawenata and from the point of view of the monuments of human activity. Most of its territory consists of fish valleys – ducts and channels, interrupted by sand dunes and beaches, which are periodically flooded with water, and islets. Here you can still see fixtures for water control, artificial ponds for breeding fish and the very "lavorare".