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The pupils of the 7th form of the school forestry of the State Public Institution "Aksubaevskiy Forest District" "Forest Patrol" conducted an ecological excursion along the "Path of Hope" for pupils of the 1st and 4th forms of the school camp of the Aksubaevskiy secondary school No.2. "Path of Hope" is an ecological project that was developed by Nadezhda Panyukova, a Biology Teacher and Curator of the school forestry. On the territory of the school section, the stations "Apple garden", "Anthill", "Strawberry", "Arboretum", "Medicinal Plants", where the pupils acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about the surrounding world, are created. They study the careful attitude to the forest, broaden the horizons of knowledge in the field of biology, acquire the skills of orienting on the terrain and study the features of the nature of the native land. In conclusion, the boys held a quiz, where the pupils answered questions. "We were very pleased that our activities bring joy to people. We are contributing to the preservation of the world around us. We will continue to work on the implementation of our environmental project", noted the pupils of the school forestry.

In the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, according to the schedule, an auction was held to sell the right to conclude a contract for the purchase and sale of forest plantations to small and medium-sized businesses. A total of 59 lots were placed from 4 forest districts: Bavlinsky, Kaleykinsky, Zainsky and Alkeyevsky forest districts. With the winners of the auction, a protocol on the results of the auction is signed and contracts for the purchase and sale of forest plantations to small and medium-sized businesses will be concluded in ten days after the date of publication of information on the results of the auction on the official auction site and no later than twenty days after the day of the auction.

The Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Kuzyurov congratulated the veteran of forestry Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Guskov on his anniversary. On June 25, an Honored Forestry Worker of the Republic of Tatarstan, who from 1986 to 2001 was employed as Deputy Minister-Chief Forestry Officer of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, turned 80 years old. In his congratulation, Ravil Kuzyurov stressed the importance of honor and respect for the older generation - people who had worked in the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan for many years and who made many efforts to develop the forestry sector. 

"You have passed a great work path, during which you showed yourself as an innovator of forestry and made a great contribution to the development of the forestry sector of the republic, for which we are grateful to you! On this remarkable day from the bottom of my heart I wish you good health, happiness, warmth and peace of mind, the kindest and brightest!" 

Currently, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich is a Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. Despite his age, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich is cheerful in spirit, leads an active way of life, enjoys authority and respect among forestry specialists.

Evgeniy Guskov is from the dynasty of foresters, he graduated from the Lubyanskiy Forestry Technical School, after his studies he was sent to the Omsk Department of Forestry. In Siberia, he worked for 7 years as a Master of the workshop of consumer goods, an Assistant to a forester and a forester. In 1963, Evgeniy Guskov returned to Tatarstan, where he was employed in the Prigorodnyi Forestry Enterprise. Here he began with a Master of forest cultures, then he was appointed as a Chief of the shop for consumer goods, and from 1967 to 1972 - after receiving higher education - an Engineer of forest cultures. In June 1972, Evgeniy Guskov was transferred to the position of the Chief forestry officer of the forestry enterprise. Since August 1986, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich was appointed as a Deputy Minister - Chief Forestry Officer of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.

A seminar on planting stock growing, forests reproduction, selective sanitary felling and labor protection, was held in the premises of the State Budgetary Institution “Cheremshanskiy Forestry Enterprise”. Participants of the seminar got acquainted with the management of the nursery farm in the permanent basic nursery in the Kazankinskiy forest district. The Head-ranger, Rivgat Mutygullin, and the Director of the forestry enterprise, Nikolai Kvakov, talked about the agricultural technology and the technology of planting material growing, as well as the growing of the large-sized tree by pruning the roots of the seedlings.

In the Svetlogorsk district forestry department, the areas of cleaning of oak tree cultures, selective sanitary felling, as well as the sawmilling shop, were examined, where they talked about the safety and labor protection practices carried out at the production site. Also, the seminar participants got acquainted with the trading platform at the central office of the forestry enterprise.

After inspecting the facilities, Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Kuzyurov held a working meeting in which the Head of the Cheremshanskiy municipal district Ferdinat Davletshin also took part. The preliminary results of forestry activities for the first half of 2018 were summed up at the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the Minister instructed to pay attention to the quality of work in the nurseries and to strengthen control over the fire situation in the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan.

"Pay attention to the stability of the Cheremshanskiy forest district, which ensures high-quality performance of works. This means that Cheremshan forests have the future", - said the Minister.

Today, on June 22, 2018, the staff of the SPI “Agrizskiy Forest District” held a minute of silence in the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War. The Head of the Executive Committee of the Agryzskiy Municipal District, Andrei Avdeev, the Head of the Military Police Department of the Agryzskiy District Ilgiz Galeev, as well as employees of various organizations, schoolchildren and pupils of kindergartens took part at the ceremony of lighting the candles and laying flowers at the memorial to the deceased. Many of the subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan joined the All-Russian campaign "Candle of Memory". In particular, the employees of the Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College. On June 22, 1941 - one of the most sad dates in the history of Russia - the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

During the working trip the Minister of Forestry of Tatarstan, Ravil Kuzyurov, inspected the state of affairs in the State Public Institution “Nizhnekamskiy Forest District” and State Budgetary Institution “Nizhnekamskiy Forestry Enterprise”. The Minister held a meeting with the staff of forest district and forestry enterprise, where a wide range of issues related to improving efficiency was discussed, in terms of work on growing planting stock of the main forest-forming species and forest crops planting. "Special attention should be paid to the quality of the work. The quality of work is the future of forests", the Minister said.

After the meeting Ravil Kuzyurov checked the fire-fighting equipment, the production workshops of sawmill and the forest nursery. Also, the Minister inspected the planting of forest crops in 2018. In the spring forestry period, 39 hectares of forest crops were planted in the Nizhnekamskiy forest district, such as common spruce, common pine and birch dangling. Also on the municipal lands of Nizhnekamsk, 48 hectares of protective forests were planted, which in the future will contribute to the formation of a green shield around this large industrial city.

The State Examination Commission, chaired by the First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, Emir Bedertdinov, took exams of graduates of the Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College, in number of 21 people. They passed the state final attestation (GIA) by the specialty "Forestry and Forest Park Economy".

Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College is the only secondary-vocational educational institution in Tatarstan where graduates of high-demand specialists from various branches of forestry are graduated. Many graduates of the college work as managers and leading forestry specialists of the Republic of Tatarstan. Over the whole history, the Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College has trained more than 9,000 graduates, among which there are such outstanding personalities as Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Savin and Honored Forester of Tatarstan and Russia Nurgali Minnikhanov.

Today, the Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College prepares students in three areas: "Forest and Forest Park", "Garden and Park and Landscaping", "Economics and Accounting". In 2018, diplomas of the Lubyanskiy Forestry Engineering College will be awarded to 82 graduates. The awarding of diplomas to young specialists is scheduled for June 29.

Within the framework of the activities of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Organization of Children and Youth Rest, Emir Bedertdinov, First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, checked the readiness of the camps, the conditions for rest and recreation, the program for working with children and the qualification of teaching staff in Tyulyachinskiy district. Such trips will be carried out during all summer holidays.

Pupils of the school forestry of the Kazan school No. 84 at the State Public Institution “Prigorodnyi Forest District” took part in the Republican Festival of Young Naturalists, which is part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the movement of young naturalists in Russia. 16 teams - pupils of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the competitions. As part of the event, pupils passed competitions in the form of quests and earned points. Also the State Budgetary Institution "Forest Fire Center" of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in the event, whose staff told the children about the causes of forest fires, the ways and methods of their extinguishing. In conclusion, the awarding ceremony was held; the pupil of the school forestry at SPI “Prigorodnyi Forest District” Tatiana Krainova received a diploma.

At the stationary post of road patrol service Tula-1 of the M-7 Volga highway, employees of the SPI “Elabuzhskiy Forest District” jointly with the traffic police of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted a raid to suppress illegal logging, transportation and processing of timber. During the raid, 6 vehicles were stopped and 1 case of transportation of sawn timber with an accompanying document drawn up in violation of the norms of forest legislation was identified. A protocol on the administrative offense against the owner of the car was drawn up.