Today, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted a briefing on the topic "Carrying out an environmental campaign "Forest Week-2018", within the framework of which the results of the activities of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan for 8 months of this year were summed up.
On the eve of the professional holiday of foresters "Day of Forest Workers" (September 16) the republican environmental campaign "Forest Week - 2018" will start in Tatarstan. It will be held on September 8-14. During the coming week, foresters plan to conduct such activities as: harvesting of solid household waste and wood waste in the forest fund, conducting environmental lessons in general education institutions, improving recreation facilities in the forest fund, harvesting seed-bearing raw materials, installing additional posts and banners near federal and republican roads. A total of 132 events are planned. Within the framework of "Forest Week-2018" there will be a sanitary-ecological cleaning of forest territories. Cleaning of the forest on Dubravnaya Street will be held on September 11 at 16.00. Everyone can take the initiative and make the forest cleaner.
The campaign "Single day of forest planting" is planned for October 6, 2018. The central event will be held in the Staroye Shigaleevo village in Pestrechinsky district of Tatarstan. It is planned to plant 40 thousand seedlings of coniferous species in the territory of 10 hectares. The event will involve 2,000 people. Every inhabitant can come and plant his tree. Everyone will be provided with inventory and planting material. Mass planting of trees on October 6 will be held throughout the country. It is planned to plant more than 1.3 million seedlings on the area of more than 300 hectares in the autumn campaign in Tatarstan.