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The Days of Knowledge on Forest were held at Baltasinskaya, Nurminskaya secondary schools and Chapsharskaya primary school of Baltasi.

Pupils were told about importance of forest, the role of a human being in it, the history of forestry in Russia, and what work is carried out by foresters in spring. At the end of the meeting, inspectors responded to pupils’ questions and presented collections “Lesnoy dozor” (“Forest watch”) that comprise creative pieces of work of Tatar pupils devoted to nature of the motherland.

They met with pupils at Syukeevskaya secondary school, Syukeevskaya rural library, Monastyrskaya primary school and Monastyrskaya rural library. In order to capture interest of various age groups with regard to knowledge on forest not only on the International Forest Day, the experts use various events: exhibitions, contests, open lessons, quizzes, plays, and tours to a nature reserve museum. The most active participants are awarded with prizes and diplomas.

Traditional competitions are held on the threshold of the anniversary of the merited forester of the Russian Federation and the Tatar Autonomous SSR, a member of orders “Honour Badge” and “October Revolution”, the laureate of the state award of the Republic of Tatarstan, N.M. Minnikhanov.

Men and women, young men and women born in 2000 competed at the sports complex of Bogatye Saby village. All in all, more than 200 sportsmen from 19 districts and 4 cities of the Republic of Tatarstan, 16 regions of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and representatives of Kazakhstan took part in the competitions.

Head of Saby Municipal District Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan R. Minnikhanov, the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan A. Nazirov, Head of the Department of the State Road Traffic Safety Inspection under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov were among honorable guests of the competitions.

Participants of the competitions were welcomed by Igor Levitin, Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee of the Russian Table Tennis Federation. On delivering awards, he acknowledged that year after year the table tennis tournament becomes more and more popular.

As a tradition, on the threshold of a new silvicultural season in Leskhoz village, forestry workers who have done well following the results of last year are honored, and the best production sites are distinguished. Merited workers of the establishment were awarded with personalized badges and valuable prizes. Amateur talent groups prepared a concert program for forestry workers. A Principal Adviser of the Department for Forest Reclamation and Forest Cultivation Timur Galiev delivered awards of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan to fellow workers of Saby forestry. A collective labor agreement of the Committee of trade unions of forestry workers of Saby forestry with an employer was signed on the same day.

On opening the ceremony, First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan  Kharis Musin acknowledged: “I am very happy that the amount of young participants of this contest grows year after year, and in future we will continue this nice tradition attracting more and more pupils of the Republic to the contest”.

Pupils from Kazan, Vusokaya Gora, Arsk and other cities and districts of the Republic participated in the contest “Let’s save forests of Tatarstan!”. In the course of the year, young nature lovers elaborated materials for the contest in various categories including research and creative pieces of work. The brightest and the most original materials were distinguished with Certificates of Merit of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.

All in all, prizes were delivered to 60 people.

During the ceremony, they had a serious talk with pupils and their teachers on the necessity to promote ecological culture, preserve forest as a human protector and aide, as well as on importance of natural balance of the Earth.

In such a way, heads and experts of state nature reserves “Ashit”, “Kichke Tan”, “Zeya buylary” gave lectures on importance of forests on the Day of knowledge on forest at schools of the Republic; they also told about important functions that they fulfill with regard to ecological balance of the Earth and the necessity to protect it. Pupils showed greatest interest in the presentation of familiar strangers – forest dwellers, animals, birds and plants entered into the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan. During quizzes pupils were very active. The most active quiz participants were awarded with diplomas and letters of gratitude.

On the International Day of Forest, at the end of the meeting with pupils, Head of the State Public Complex Nature Reserve “Zeya Buylary” Ilnur Gibadullin arranged hanging of bird-houses on the territory of a school yard.

Head-forester D. Mindrakhmanov and a forest reclamation engineer, merited forester of the Republic of Tatarstan M. Timerbaeva came to meet with pupils and to tell them about the history of forestry in the Russian Federation and forest management peculiarities in our Republic, as well as wealth of the forest fund of Kaleykinskoe forestry and the types of work done by foresters in spring.

At the end of the meeting foresters responded to pupils’ questions.

The running number features a salutation of the Minister Almas Nazirov, a historical journey on oak woods of Kazan province and a forester B. Guzovsky who devoted his activity to restoration of oak woods, an essay on cooperation of the Ministry with foresters of the Republic of Crimea, news on the life of school forestries and preparation for the Republican contest “Let’s save forests of Tatarstan!”.

The International Day of Forests that was announced by the UN General Assembly only two years ago in 2013, is celebrated today in various countries in order to attract attention to importance of all types of forests to ensure well-being of the world community and sustainable development of our planet.

Various practical and information and educational events of international, regional and national levels are held annually in the framework of the International Day of Forests; political and cultural figures, as well as entrepreneurs and pupils — the widest audience — participate in such events together with forestry experts.

Forest potential is important for preservation of soil fertility and availability of water resources, assurance of biodiversity, and the air state, as well as alleviation of climatic changes. Such functions of forest have direct impact on the quality of life of the world population.

As for Russia, the largest forest country, where the life of every human being is related to forest, the concept of the International Day of Forests has a special and traditionally high meaning. “The All-Russian Day of Knowledge on Forest” will be held this year on the territory of our country in the framework of the International Day of Forests, and Lessons on Forest will be held in many schools of Tatarstan.