The state of forests of the urban green belts (in Kazan, Zelenodolsk, Nizhnekamsk) was examined at the meeting of the Public Council at the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was chaired by E.A. Guskov. The heads and foresters of Zelenodolskoye Forestry, Nizhnekamskoye Forestry and Prigorodnoye Forestry addressed the meeting making their reports.