On April 24 – 30 a final stage of All-Russian Olympiad of School children on Ecology took place in Saint-Petersburg. 227 participants from 64 regions of Russia contested the victory. 29 upper-form pupils from Tatarstan took part in the competition. Among the participants of the Olympiad Zinnatov Marat – a pupil of the 11th form (a member of Arsk school forestry unit “Nature heritors”) of MBEI “Leskhozskaya Secondary General Education School” displayed high standard of knowledge in ecology. Marat for several years running became a prize winner of the Republican stage of Olympiad on Ecology and for the second year represented Tatarstan at the final stage. Marat’s diligence in preparations to the Olympiad was not in vain. He coped well with complicated Olympic tasks of theoretical and project rounds and took medal place. We congratulate Marat on his well-earned victory! We express sincere gratitude to the tutors S.A.Kurbanova, V.G.Shakirov and his parents!