In Arsky Forest Establishment the work of the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan for 9 months of 2016 was summarized

For 9 months of 2016 the reforestation was effected by Tatarstan foresters in full, including artificial reproduction – 1596 hectares; the interplanting was arranged on the area of ​​4988 hectares.

The protective forest plantations were established on the area of ​​2193.9 hectares instead of 2169.9 hectares as planned.

In 55 basic forest nurseries the seeds were sown on the area of ​​24.86 hectares instead of planned 21.7 hectares (115% plan fulfillment).

The Tatarstan timber industry experts grew 54.7 million units (115% of plan) of planting material, including 28.4 million units of the standard one. The planting material of seeds with improved hereditary properties is grown in an amount of 4.4 million units, including 2.6 million units of the standard one. 12 million units of the ball-rooted planting stock were grown.

3869.7 kg of seeds (pine, spruce, larch, oak and other species) have been harvested. The conifer seeds are actively harvested in Arsky, Menzelinsky, Bugulminsky, and Nizhnekamsky Forest Establishments.

Thanks to fire-fighting and preventive measures no wildfires on the territory of the forest reserve of the Republic of Tatarstan have been recorded over 6 years. This year, in order to prevent wildfires the following activities have been carried out: the fire barriers and their maintenance, preventive controlled burning, fire safety roads repair, fire safety roads construction, installation and placement of display stands, landscaping of recreation areas for people in forests, and acquisition of fire-fighting equipment.

As part of forest protection from pests and diseases the activities to improve sanitation condition of plants such as clear sanitation cutting, selective sanitation cutting, clearing forest from litter have been carried out.

As part of the development of the network of regional specially protected natural reservations the Ministry has prepared a draft decree No.281 “On the announcement of natural objects of the Bugulminsky Municipal District as regional natural monuments” approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan dated May 4, 2016. In the framework of the project a number of quarters of the Petrovskoye District Forestry of Bugulminskoye Forestry with a total area of ​​1248.9 hectares are announced as natural monuments “Rychkov’s Forest Steppe” and “Lipovka Stow”.

In compliance with the State Program “Environmental protection, reproduction and use of natural resources of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2014-2020” the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan is prepared.