On March 21st, 2015, a solemn ceremony of awarding of pupils who participated in the annual contest “Let’s save forests of Tatarstan!” was held at the State Public Establishment “Prigorodnoe forestry”.

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.