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G.I.Abdrakhmanova – an employee of “Ashit” nature reserve gave a lesson in the groups of Arsk kindergarten No 10. The aim of the event was to develop knowledge and acquaint with new types of first flowerings, plant love for nature by means of creative work. A presentation about first flowerings was shown, significance of first flowerings in nature and need in protection were explained to the children. Then the children while playing started “Magic journey” to the forest, where spring had come, and snowdrops had burst in blossom. The children made group application “Snowdrops”, the middle group made application “May Lily” from modeling clay. The children of senior group made excellent pictures using various drawing techniques. The children fulfilled enthusiastically the creative work, recited poetry, guessed names of the first flowers, sang the songs and danced. It should be noted that Kindergarten No 10 of Arsk district pay much attention to environmental education. At the end of the lesson the nursery teachers were awarded with diplomas of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.

On May 12, 2017 the Russian Federation Government Decree No 911-r on making amendments to the list of timber types, determined in accordance with All-Russian Products Classifier by Types of Economic Activity (OKPD2), which are effected by requirements of the Russian Federation Forest Code on timber transportation and record of transactions with it, was signed.  

In accordance with OKPD2 classifier 34 categories of sawmilling products will fall within statutes of forest legislation on timber recording and transactions with it starting from July 1, 2017.

Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan hereby recalls anyone engaged in timber harvesting, processing and transportation, to comply with requirements of forest legislation. Timber transportation without duly executed supporting documents, shall be punishable by a fine for officials in the amount of from 30 thousand to 50 thousand rubles with seizure of timber and (or) transportation mean, serving as a tool of administrative offence committing. For legal entities the fine will be from 500 thousand to 700 thousand rubles.

Kazan Branch of Federal State Budgetary Institution “”Roslesinforg” held an event with participation of representatives of Forest Department of Volga Region Federal District, staff members of Ministry and experts of Aznakaevskiy, Alkeyevskiy, Bilyarskiy and Nizhnekamskiy forestry.

Forest tenure trainings – are required activities to be performed before the start of forest fieldwork.

The aim of such trainings is to acquire skills on determination of cruising indices in forest plots (stratums) and establishment of uniformity in forest inventory methods.

Plantations mostly spread in the object of forest tenure, presenting diversity on species composition, structure, age and commodity pattern, productivity and forest site types and origin were selected for collective training within the framework of state contract implementation.