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A meeting of the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on ecology, nature management, agro-industrial policy was held, at which the deputies considered a number of important issues, in particular, about the possibility of collecting the fallen deadwood by the population. During the meeting, it was declared that from January 1 of the next year, residents will be allowed to collect fallen deadwood for free in the forests for their own needs.

Emir Bedertdinov, First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, explained that under the term "fallen deadwood" one should understand the dead tree trunks lying on the surface and their parts formed by the natural dying of trees, windbreak, snowshoe, as a result of pathological and other factors. Accumulation of the deadwood in the forest worsens its sanitary condition, increases the fire hazard.

The benefits of the law will be both for the forest and for citizens. However, harvesting a fallen deadwood does not mean that you can come to the forest and cut down trees. Felling wood is prohibited, if the damage is more than 5 thousand rubles, then criminal liability is provided.

Employees of the State Public Institution "Elabuzhskiy Forest District" and the State Budgetary Institution "Elabuzhskiy Forestry Enterprise" took an active part in the clearing of forests in three municipal districts - Mendeleevskiy, Elabuzhskiy, Tukayevskiy. The campaign was held jointly with the representatives of the Executive Committee of Elabuzhskiy municipal district, employees of the Central District Hospital, the Financial Budgetary Chamber of Elabuga, pupils of several schools and journalists.

Places were not chosen by chance. For example, Borovetskiy forest in Naberezhnye Chelny is one of the most favorite and often visited places of rest for townspeople. In the course of a three-day work the forest territory on the area of ​​more than 25 hectares was cleared from solid household waste and crushed wood, 6 garbage trucks were taken out of the forest.

"Forest Week-2018" environmental campaign is gaining momentum. The Arskiy forest district also actively participates in the event. Thanks to the efforts of the employees of the State Public Institution “Arskiy Forest District” and “Arskiy Forestry Enterprise”, as well as the workers of the Baltasinskiy district forestry, field shelter belts have been cleared of household garbage and dry land on the area of ​​3.5 hectares. Mass clearing of forest areas took place near the Verkhnyaya Ushma and Turnali villages. In the meantime, foresters are calling the inhabitants of the republic to join the campaign, there is still a lot of rubbish in the forests.

Workers of the forest, with the help of the villagers, cleared the birch plantation near the Starye Chelny village. These days, the forest, where the "Dubki" camp and Sabantuy square are located, is being cleared of garbage and old dry trees. Children of the Chuvash-Brodsky school forestry, listened to the conversation of Deputy Forest Ranger Lyudmila Zheltukhina on such pressing issues as nature protection, planting of forests. "The main event of the campaign was the planting of trees. But, as the days are hot, dry, this work was postponed. We think that the trees will be planted on October 6", says Ilsur Zainullin, the Head of the Forestry Department of the State Public Institution “Alkeevskiy Forest District”. It is planned to plant about a thousand trees this fall. Linden, spruce, mountain ash seedlings are being prepared for greening the settlements. Rural settlement soviets and individuals can order seedlings in the forestry.

By materials of "Alkeevskie Vesti"

Employees of State Public Institution "Zainskiy Forest District" together with pupils of school No. 5 cleared the forest area from solid household waste. Pupils of the 6th and 8th grades, along with adult mentors, collected 20 garbage bags. As a result of a large-scale "forest" Saturday voluntary clean-up day, the forestry area became much cleaner. "We are pleased that the pupils of this school are very active and are cleaning the forest not the first time. The main thing in this event is to feel your belonging to nature. Then people will leave less trash in the green areas", - noted the forestry staff.

Specialists of the State Public Institution “Privolzhskiy Forest District” visited four schools in the Verkhneuslonskiy district, where they met with schoolchildren and conducted forest lessons for them. The foresters told the children about the rules of behavior in the forest, about the need for careful treatment of nature and the surrounding world. Such meetings help the children to broaden their horizons and learn more about the work of the forestry. As part of the lecture, the children learned how they themselves can help the forest and its inhabitants. Forest lessons were also held in Leninogorskiy, Isleitarskiy, Aksubaevskiy and in many other forest districts.

Pupils of the school forestry from Bugulma visited the Forest Selection and Seed Center in the Sabinskiy district, which is considered to be the largest in Europe. The children got acquainted with the latest equipment of the complex, which allows growing planting material with a closed root system, then inspected the dendrological garden and a greenhouse where tropical and subtropical plants grow. Children were also shown aspen with genetically improved properties. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that these trees grow twice as fast as ordinary aspens, due to the fact that they have not two but three chromosomes. New species of aspens are already planted in Tatarstan.

Employees of the State Public Institution "Bavlinskiy Forest District" and the State Budgetary Institution “Bavlinskiy Forestry Enterprise” supported the campaign "Forest Week -2018" and gathered 10 kg of mountain ash seeds and 5 kg of snowball seeds, which will be recycled, and later will be used for sowing in the forest nursery and for creating protective plantings.

Also, within the framework of the campaign, forest district and forestry enterprise staff members came together on a Saturday voluntary clean-up day and collected garbage along the roads, and put in order the territory of arbours established on forest edges.

With the aim of suppressing violations of forest legislation on the territory of Tatarstan, the employees of the State Public Institution "Bolgarskiy Forest District" and the State Public Institution "Kzyl-Yulduzskiy Forestry Enterprise" together with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the RT within the framework of Lesovoz Operation conducted a raid on the verification of accompanying documents for the transportation of timber and sawn timber at the road patrol service mobile post on the route Bolgar-Kazan and the "Sorochi Gory". During the raid, six vehicles carrying timber and lumber were inspected. According to the results of the investigation, no violations of relevant legislation were revealed.

Within the framework of the "Forest Week-2018" environmental campaign, Emir Bedertdinov, First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, visited Kazan Gymnasium No. 183, and Deputy Minister Rais Gumerov visited school No. 140 where they met with schoolchildren and conducted Forest lessons in the form of an interesting conversation. Children were told about the forest history of the Republic of Tatarstan, the importance of forest wealth and the ecological balance of the Earth. "A person lives fully only where there is wood and water. We should think about how to use these natural resources rationally", said Emir Bedertdinov.

Also, the children were told about the work of forest rangers, what the Ministry is doing to preserve and increase the Tatarstan forests, how foresters manage to prevent forest fires. Environmental lessons within the framework of the "Forest Week-2018" environmental campaign will be held until September 14 throughout Tatarstan.