"Forest yield"
In Arskiy school forestry, an environmental campaign "Forest yield" on pine cones picking was held. It was aimed at attraction of pupils’ attention to the need of forests reproduction with the help of seeds. Children of 1-11 forms took part in the event. Totally 1,848 kg of cones were collected by the children. The leaders were: 1st form (307 kg.), 9th form (190 kg), 7th form (351 kg). "The pine cones are very fragrant and smell of fresh resin. Cold weather has a good effect on pine seeds. Cones are not opened, which means they are productive. Seed extraction is a slow process and requires a lot of manual work. At the same time, the yield is only about 1 percent. For example, from one ton of cones at the best 10 kilograms of seeds may be gained. In the spring, seeds from the collected cones will be planted in nurseries in order to plant a new wood in a few years," said Sh. Shigabiev, young forester of the school forestry.