12 new school forest districts have been created in the Republic of Tatarstan since the beginning of the year
School forest districts on the basis of educational institutions are actively developing in the Republic of Tatarstan. So, since the beginning of 2020, 12 new school forest districts were created in Tatarstan. Thus, currently there are 107 associations in which there are more than 1,500 people.
Pupils of school forest districts of the republic conduct their work in three directions: this is practical environmental protection (participation in reforestation, sanitary forest improvement, assistance in patrolling forests during the fire season, etc.), scientific activity (participation in competitions) and propaganda, environmental public education. The average age of participants is 14 years. Each school forest district has a supervisor-teacher and curator from a subordinate institution of the Ministry, which conduct theoretical and practical classes for pupils.
“This year, due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19, we, of course, made adjustments to the work with pupils of school forest districts, - said Timur Galiyev, Head of the Forest Reproduction and Afforestation Department of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. - All events have been transferred to the online format. Lectures, master classes, contests of drawings, crafts from natural materials were held. Pupils also took part in the International campaign “Garden of Remembrance”, planting trees in their plots. In total, 137 pupils received individual certificates”.