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The specialists of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary gave a fascinating thematic lesson to the children of the multi-purpose child daycare “Fairy Tale” and to the schoolchildren of Tetyushi. In an intelligible form and while playing they told about the bird species diversity in the region, their role in nature, and the need to help them in the challenging season.

After the lesson a quiz where the children showed their knowledge by answering questions and solving riddles was held. The most active children were awarded the gifts of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary.

In all forestries of the republic the works to create the “heaps of snow” for planting material storage during the spring have been carried out. This planting material will fully meet the demands of the municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The preparatory work is carried out in the base forest nurseries as well. One of the important events is snow blackening. The ash or peat is dispersed beneath the seeds to accelerate the snow melting and prevent the spread of such seedling diseases as pine-leaf cast. Moreover, the nursery workers put the seeds of the main forest-forming species for stratification, for adaptation to the soil and climatic conditions of the collected seeds.

Currently, as part of the already traditional Forest Ski Run, for the first time at the premises of the Lubyansky Forest Engineering College together with Amkodor-Bel Company the competitions among operators of Amkodor harvesters and forwarders were arranged.

7 forest establishments were represented at the competitions of operators of harvesters and forwarders: Alkeyevsky, Arsky, Bugulminsky, Bilyarsky, Kzyl-Yulduzsky, Leninogorsky, Mamadyshsky and Lubyansky Forest Engineering College. The chief referee of competitions was the Deputy Minister Rais Gumerov.

After several competition stages the judging panel has decided on the winners. The best harvester operators were A. Valiullin (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College), M. Ignatiev (Leninogorsky Forest Establishment), and A. Nureev (Mamadyshsky Forest Establishment).

Among the operators of forwarders R. Sitdikov (Arsky Forest Establishment), K.Ignatiev (Leninogorsky Forest Establishment), and F. Garifullin (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College) were the first.

The winners and the best operators in stage competitions were awarded diplomas and valuable gifts provided by Amkodor-Bel, the sponsor of the competitions.

The heads of subordinate institutions and departments of the Ministry took part at the meeting. The results of the first months of the year were summarized by the First Deputy Minister Kharis Musin. He noted the need to more actively use the potential of the permanent forest seed establishment and create in forest nurseries the school departments for fruit and berry, tree and shrub large-sized planting material. He ordered to ensure the carrying out of spring field works on reforestation and protective afforestation in reasonable agricultural term. In his speech Kharis Musin also touched on the issues of forest protection and conservation.

The Deputy Minister Rais Gumerov analyzed the financial and business operations of the institutions that provide a daily timber harvesting and supply to the plant of OOO “Kastamonu Integrated Wood Industry”.

The meeting participants examined the operation facilities of the Lubyansky Forestry.

The spartakiad brought together the teams of men and women of different ages among Ministry specialists, employees of subordinate institutions, Kazan branch of Roslesinforg, the branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry “East European Forest Experiment Station”, JSC “Lesnaya transportnaya kompaniya”, students of Kazan State Agrarian University and Lubyansky Forest Engineering College.

The results of the Forest Ski Run 2016 are the following:

Among women of 30 years and older the winning places were taken by:

1. Minnikhanova Gulsum (Sabinsky Forestry);

2. Galimullina Liliya (Sabinsky Experimental Forest Establishment);

3. Lavrentieva Oxana (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College).

Among men of 30 years and older the winning places were taken by:

1 Minikhanov Azat (Sabinsky Experimental Forest Establishment)

2 Kulagin Dmitry (Roslesozaschita, Center for Forest Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan);

3 Mukhametzyanov Danis (Kaibitsky Spetssemleskhoz)

Among student aged 16 to 25 the winning places were taken by:

1. Gusev Mikhail (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College);

2. Semenov Alexander (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College)

3. Nikolaev Andrey (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College)

  Among female students aged 16 to 25 the winning places were taken by:

1. Gosteva Anastasiya (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College);

2. Akhmetzyanova Alsu (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College);

3. Fedorova Nadezhda (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College)

As per the teams, the winning places were taken by:

1. Sabinsky Forestry and Sabinsky Experimental Forest Establishment;

2. Lubyansky Forest Engineering College

3. Roslesozaschita, Center for Forest Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The winners of ski competition were awarded the valuable prizes provided by the Republican Committee of the Timber and Related Industries Workers’ Union.

The birds bring great positive results to forest. First of all, they are the right hands for people in extermination of pests of forest plantations. And forest without chirm and songs of birds is half-dead. In winter it is silent, but soon it will be awakened by cheerful twittering of finches and flycatchers, whistle of thrushes and orioles.

The workers of Menzelinsky Forestry, not waiting for April 1 when the International Day of Birds is celebrated, together with teachers of the school №1 of Menzelinsk organized the birdhouses making. The forest near Lesnoy Spring was selected as the place where the birdhouses would be hung. Soon the starlings, tits and wood pigeons that live in the local forests will move to new houses. What a pleasure to wake up in the morning and hear the gentle bird whistling, think that in the world there are still little wizards that connect us with nature, singing to the glory of spring, life and love!

(Information is prepared by specialists of Menzelinsky Forestry)

The meeting for young nature lovers was organized by the experts of Ashit Nature Sanctuary. In the form of game and entertainment they told the children about the birds of the region, that the territory of Ashit Nature Sanctuary is the home to over 112 species of birds, 12 of which are rare and listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan. How and where our feathered friends spend the winter, what they eat, how the birds see, and thermoregulation of these fearless explorers of the air – that are the interesting moments in the conversation with the younger generation.

The kindergarten employees were awarded the certificates of the nature sanctuary and collections published by the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The biology and ecology teachers of educational institutions of the Agryzsky Municipal District and the Alnashsky District of the Udmurt Republic took part in the seminar.

At the seminar the experience in environmental education and attitude development, closing of the Year of Parks and Square Gardens in the Republic of Tatarstan, creativity development of teachers, and improvement of their competence in the field of environmental education was generalized.

The nature sanctuary specialists attended open classes, participated in presentations, extra-curricular activities, answered the students’ questions. The Head of the Sanctuary Akhly Faizullin made a report “On implementation of the principles of the Earth Charter”.

Summing up the Year of Parks and Square Gardens in the Republic of Tatarstan, the most creative and active participants of the conservation movement were awarded the diplomas and gifts of the sanctuary administration.

The employees of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary raise environmental awareness. In the Year of Water Protection Zones in the Republic of Tatarstan they give lectures and classes to the children from kindergartens and schoolchildren, where they tell about the water protection zone concept and procedures, as well as about the importance of water bodies in human life.

Each lesson is ended by the quiz, after which the most active participants are awarded the diplomas of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary and books about nature.

The employees of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary raise environmental awareness. In the Year of Water Protection Zones in the Republic of Tatarstan they give lectures and classes to the children from kindergartens and schoolchildren, where they tell about the water protection zone concept and procedures, as well as about the importance of water bodies in human life.

Each lesson is ended by the quiz, after which the most active participants are awarded the diplomas of Dolgaya Polyana Nature Sanctuary and books about nature.

Since the beginning of 2016 the inspectors of Kichke-Tan Nature Sanctuary have conducted 40 raids of state environmental supervision, during which 7 reports on administrative violations have been drawn up, 35 illegal abandoned fishing tools (nets) have been seized.

Along with the state control, in water areas the inspectors make holes to provide fish with oxygen. The estimated amount of holes required for water bodies life support complies with the current regulations: one hole per one hectare of water body.