The staff of the State nature reserve “Ashit” carried out nature protection campaigns in nurseries and educational institutions of the region during the whole Year of environmental culture and protection. The campaign “Feed birds in winter!” started at Arsk elementary school No. 3. The expert of the nature reserve Leysan Akhmetova gave Ecology Lessons and told pupils about the importance of people’s environmental culture for the nature preservation. She also explained which birds didn't fly away and overwinter at the native land, hoping for humans’ help. Children in their turn got ready for the campaign “Feed birds in winter!”: together with their parents they made feeding troughs for our winged friends and hanged them up on trees.