Traveling through the canals of the Yonne department from Joigny means experiencing direct contact with the prolific nature thriving on their banks. They are home to significant biodiversity resulting from the city's participation in the creation of five sites protected by the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (League for the Protection of Birds). Among them, the Entre Deux Eaux (Between two waters) site extends at the bottom of Épizy (photo). The shelters of the LPO network appeared in France in 1921 and the first in the Yonne department was installed in Auxerre three years later.