The section of the Oder river extending between the mouth of its largest tributary, the Warta, near Kostrzyń, and the Baltic Sea is called the Lower Oder Valley
The Valley bears distinctly lowland form and covers more than 140 km of the river along with its floodplain and Lake Dąbie and the Szczecin Lagoon, extensive water bodies making up the Oder delta. The areas in the Lower Oder Valley enclosed by the two Oder branches are intersected by numerous streams and support an abundance of wetlands, peatboga, swamps, wet meadows, and alder cars of great natural value. This area of the Lower Oder Valley is also called the Międzyodrze.
The Barycz Valley has been awarded in the EDEN competition owing to the fact that it is a region of an integrated ecosystems management with well-protected environment and well-preserved cultural traditions.
Drawsko Lake, is 1,871 ha large, 12,6 km long and 3.9 km wide (the 12th largest lake in Poland). Its maximum depth is 83 m, making it the second deepest lake in Poland.
Większość terenu wygranej destynacji znajduje się na obszarze chronionym Biebrzańskiego Parku Narodowego, który należy do największych obszarów chronionych w Polsce. Walory przyrodnicze tego terenu obejmują płynącą na tym terenie rzekę Biebrze, jej rozlewiska, torfowiska, stanowiące najrozleglejsze tereny bagienne w Polsce.
