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Subject to the Cooperation Agreement signed in the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan, on the territory of Chistopolskye Vyselki village the Cossacks of Farm Cossack Society “Chistopolskaya Settlement” of the Simbirsky District Cossack Society of the Volga Region Military Cossack Society together with the Chieftain Sergey Petrulevich took part in the autumn planting of trees. The nursery of Kama Forest Establishment has provided fir seedlings –rising forest good lookers. Among the participants of the landscaping there was the Head of the Municipal Formation “Chistopolsko-Vyselkskoe rural settlement” V. Malashev.

The decision to annually celebrate the holiday was taken in 1999 in Vladivostok at the meeting of directors of the Russian nature reserves. The initiative was supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation.

The first nature reserves appeared in Russia in the late 19th century on the lands of the nobility. The first national nature reserve (Barguzinsky) was founded in 1916, and the history of the reserve management and studies in Russia traces its roots from that time.

Today in Russia there are 103 state nature reserves, 47 national parks, 69 federal nature sanctuaries with a total area of ​ 59.6 million hectares where 10 000 full-time employees work. There are about 13 000 regional and local specially protected natural reservations; their total area is ​​142.4 million hectares.

Today the nature reserve fund of the Republic of Tatarstan is formed by 171 specially protected natural reservations having the total area of ​​167.55 thousand hectares, including 166 regional specially protected natural reservations 126.84 thousand hectares in area. Thus, 2.47% of the area of ​​the Republic of Tatarstan is provided with the optimal conditions for preservation and restoration of natural systems, landscapes and biological diversity. Over the past 15 years 30 specially protected natural reservation were founded in the Republic of Tatarstan (12 state nature sanctuaries and 18 natural monuments) with a total area of ​​approximately 110.7 thousand hectares.

Currently, the efforts are underway to give status of specially protected natural reservation to three nature-made objects located on the territory of the Bugulminsky District.

The workers of the specially protected natural reservations are the real enthusiasts and concerned people. Thanks to their efforts, we succeed in keeping in a state of nature the unique landscapes and the diversity of flora and fauna in our country. It is they who help to save from extermination many rare species of animals, some of which exist today only in the reserves, sanctuaries and monuments of nature.

The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan congratulates all nature reserve workers on their professional holiday!

In forestries of Tatarstan the campaign “Live, the forest!” runs on. Thus, the foremen of the Sharshadinsky District Forestry of Agryz Forestry together with kindergarten workers, parents and children were involved in the day of tree planting.

On the territory of the newly opened, under the Republican presidential program, primary school in Tatarskaya Sharshada village 220 pines and 8 blue spruces were planted. The day of planting was marked by the first snow imparted its warmth to the seedlings.

(According to the forest foreman of the Agryz Forestry Tatiana Yegorova)

The event is being held for the second year at the initiative of the Federal Forestry Agency. The essence of the event is to show the inextricable link between man and forest, which had been forming throughout the history of civilization. The forest workers acquaint students with nurseries, fire-chemical stations, explain the specifics of their activities designed to assist in preservation and enhancement of forests and reserved pieces of nature. The experts of nature sanctuaries visited schools and kindergartens where they acquainted children with flora and fauna, talk about the Red Book, conduct quizzes and contests.

For the past three years the experts from Dresden University of Technology have been taking part in joint study and scientific support of the genetic potential of Kaybitsky oak wood of the republic.

The program of the meeting which is to be held on October 12-18 includes a discussion of the Russian-German research projects “Optimization of mixed stands of English oak and small-leaved lime” and “Wood plantations development and use in the Republic of Tatarstan”. On the German part, professors Sven Wagner and Albrecht Bemmann will make presentations at this end.

In addition, there will be a visit to oak wood of the Kaybitsky Forest Establishment, oak and lime plantations in Tetyushsky and Kzyl-Yulduzsky Forest Establishments, insight into the forestry of the Sabinsky Forest Establishment.

The conference organizers are the Federal Forestry Agency; Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry (VNIILM); Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan; VNIILM branch “East European Forest Experiment Station”. Among the participants of the conference are the young scientists who have been conducting their research in the area of forest sector within three to five years. The conference will assess the results of their work.

In addition, the young scientists will get themselves familiar with the forestry of Tatarstan and visit the basic forest nursery of the Prigorodny Forestry.

Not only reforestation, but also forests clearing from litter, seed and acorn collection, soil preparation for next year's forest plantations, landscaping, educating lessons for schoolchildren are taken place.

1.2 million units of planting stock were planted on the area of about 300 hectares. Preliminary figures indicate that over 150 thousand people took part in tree planting.

The officials of the Administration of the President of Tatarstan planted 160 blue spruces (aged from 8 to 10 years) and birches on the area near Kazan Arena.

The day of tree planting has been held in the republic since 2011, in spring and in autumn. Over the years 1 147 million people took part in this event; more than 13.6 million units of different planting stock were planted; the total planted area is 2880 hectares.

Autumn tree planting arranged by the Ministry will be held on the territory of the Prigorodny Forestry near Kadyshevo village and near the forest area of Borovoye Matyushino. The experts and officials of the Administrative Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Tatarstan and the officials of the Administration of the President of Tatarstan will landscape the territory of Kazan Arena stadium.

According to the preliminary data, republic-wide about 600 thousand containerized tree seedlings from Forest Tree Breeding and Seed Center and bare-rooting seedlings from tree nurseries of the forest establishments will be planted.

The planting will start at 9.00 a.m.

The conference organizers are the Federal Forestry Agency; Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry (VNIILM); Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan; VNIILM branch “East European Forest Experiment Station”.

It is expected that 80 young scientists will take part in the conference which has three venues: in the Ministry, VNIILM branch “East European Forest Experiment Station” and Volga State University of Technology (Yoshkar Ola). The event is aimed at coordination of scientific studies conducted by young scientists in the area of forest sector: exchange of experience, efficiency rating, and development of social communications.