Autumn stage of the "Clean forests of Tatarstan" campaign started in Tatarstan
One of the significant and large-scale events held at the initiative of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan is the Republican environmental campaign "Clean Forests of Tatarstan". It has already become traditional and is annually held in two stages – in the spring and autumn period, gaining increasing popularity among the population.
On September 15, 2018 the autumn stage "Clean forests of Tatarstan" started. Specialists of forestry, together with representatives of horticultural associations and tenants of forest areas, will take measures to clean the forests from solid household waste, and dead wood harvesting. Every year, employees of all departments and ministries of the Republic, universities, secondary and special educational institutions take active part in the campaign.
This year, during the spring stage, nature defenders collected and removed 2,410 cubic meters of solid waste, deadwood and dead trees. The purpose of environmental protection measures is to create a favorable sanitary and ecological situation in the forests of Tatarstan.