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Under the instruction of Rosleskhoz, the Department of Forestry for the Volga Federal District, represented by the interdepartmental working group, has organized an inspection to found out whether the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan is ready for the fire season 2017. In accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan, the fire season starts on April 15.
An unusual environmental lesson under this name took place in Arskaya Secondary School No. 2 of the Arsky Municipal District of the Republic of Tatarstan. The experts of Ashit Nature Sanctuary plunged into the world of poetry. Pupils of 5-6 grades read poetry of Russian poets in a touching and penetrating manner not only about the beauty of nature, but also about the destruction of its beauty, how nature cries when its wealth is destroyed and about the need to preserve nature for future generations. The experts of the sanctuary introduced the specially protected natural reservations of the region to the pupils. At the end of the event, the active participants received gifts and diplomas from the Ministry of Forestry.
The experts of the Ministry of Forestry took part in cross-country skiing in Zelenodolsk. The sports event was held at the premises of Mayak Sports Center. The team of the Ministry was represented by Timur Galiyev, the Head of the Reproduction of Forests and Afforestation Department, Alsu Samuigullina, the Leading Consultant of the Reproduction of Forests and Afforestation Department, Albina Almina, the Leading Specialist of the Department of Finance, Accounting and Control, Niyaz Imamiev, the Head of the Department of Property Management, Technical Development and Occupational Safety, Nail Mirsiyapov, the Head of the Forest Reserve Conservation and Protection Sector.
28 teams of the ministries and departments of Tatarstan took part in ski race. Spartakiad is held in order to attract employees of the public authorities to the regular sports activities, and cultivation of a healthy lifestyle.
Cross-country skiing among the republic’s timber industry workers has already become traditional. This past weekend a sports festival was held in Lubyany Village, Kukmorsky District. The experts of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, employees of the subordinated institutions, the Kazan branch of Roslesinforg, the Kazan branch of the Russian Forest Protection Center, OJSC “Forest Transport Company”, and the students of Lubyansky Forest Engineering College took part in the competition in skiing.
Results of the competition:
1. Heads of institutions, organizations:
I place – Ilgam Rakhmatullin (Sabinskoye Forestry, Scientific-Experimental Sabinsky Forest Establishment)
II place – Konstantin Shcherbakov (Kaleykinskoye Forestry, Kaleyles)
III place – Rail Salakhov (Mamadyshskoye Forestry, Mamadyshsky Forest Establishment)
2. Women under 30 years of age:
I place – Liliya Galimullina (Sabinskoye Forestry, Scientific-Experimental Sabinsky Forest Establishment)
II place – Oksana Lavrentieva (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College, Lubyanskoe Forestry)
III place – Elvira Leshcheva (Kaibitskoye Forestry, Kaibitsky Special Seed Forest Establishment)
3. Women over 30 years of age:
I place – Gulsum Minnikhanova (Sabinskoye Forestry, Scientific-Experimental Sabinsky Forest Establishment)
II place – Enzhe Mudarisova (Buinskoye Forestry, Buales)
III place – Venera Gizatullina (Kzyl-Yulduzskoye Forestry)
4. Men under 30 years of age:
I place – Rustem Garifullin (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College, Lubyanskoe Forestry)
II place – Rinat Baynobulov (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College, Lubyanskoe Forestry)
III place – Ivan Mikheev (Roslesozashchita)
5. Men over 30 years of age:
I place – Rinat Khafizov (Laishevsky Forest Establishment)
II place – Dmitry Kulagin (Roslesozashchita)
III place – Rashid Muzafarov (Lubyansky Forest Engineering College, Lubyanskoe Forestry)
6. Students, girls:
I place – Anastasia Gosteva
II place – Alina Kuznetsova
III place – Violetta Krasnoperova
7. Students, boys:
I place – Andrey Nikolaev
II place – Alexander Semyonov
III place – Yegor Malyutin
8. Team classification:
I place – Sabinskoye Forestry, Scientific-Experimental Sabinsky Forest Establishment
II place – Lubyansky Forest Engineering College, Lubyanskoe Forestry
III place – Almetyevskoye Forestry, Almetyevsky Forest Establishment
Our congratulations to the winners!
In the subordinated institutions the works on the stratification of seeds of conifers are being completed. The purpose of this process is to adapt the seeds for future sowing in basic forest nurseries (stratification of seeds is the process to improve the future germination). As of today, about 500 kg of seeds have been laid.
At the Public Council under the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan the results of the work on forestry, utility and anti-corruption activities have been heard.
The staff members of Baltasinsky Nature Sanctuary gave environmental lessons in Nurminskaya Secondary School of Baltasinsky Municipal District. The students of the 1, 5 and 10 grades took part in the lesson. During the quiz the children acquainted with the activities of the sanctuary and the wetlands of Baltasinsky District. At the end of the event the schoolchildren were given the gifts and diplomas of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.
On March 1, 2017 the National Awareness campaign against Dry Grass Burning “Save the Forest” has started. Subject to the Decree of the Russian Government No.1082-r dated June 2, 2016, this awareness campaign is one of the key agitation events of the Year of Ecology announced by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
The main aim of the awareness campaign is to form the stable public opinion on prohibition to burn dry grass, on the practical uselessness of burnings and harming the environment, on the need to comply with the fire safety regulations in the forest and adjacent areas.
The main sources of forest fires in spring are the burns of dry grass on agricultural land and burning of dry grass by citizens. In November 2015 the Decree of the Government No.1213 has amended the Fire Prevention Rules of the Russian Federation – since that moment the uncontrolled burnings of dry grass are strictly prohibited. The arson of dry grass is punishable by a fine not exceeding 250 thousand rubles, or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years and a fine not exceeding 500 thousand rubles.
Also, a ban on burning dry vegetation and combustible materials, making fires in the right-of-ways of highways, in the right-of-ways and protection zones of railways, viaducts and product pipelines is imposed.
As part of the National Awareness Campaign against Dry Grass Burning “Save the Forest”, the issue-related lessons will be given in the educational institutions, preventive talks with a population of rural areas will be conducted, and the children drawing competitions will be held.
“It is required that every Russian citizen got a message that the burning of dry grass is prohibited. The dry grass burning is a crime, a crime against people, against nature, against the ecology of the entire planet. This crime is punishable – it gives rise to administrative and criminal liability. And before taking measures we ask people to think about the catastrophic consequences of grass burning,” said the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation – the Head of the Federal Forestry Agency Ivan Valentik.
The photo album is the first attempt to present the history of aerial protection of forests in photos. In addition to photographs, which are more than three hundred in the photo album, the book contains the detailed articles.
Many of archival photographs are published for the first time and certainly will be of interest not only for the experts, but also for a wide range of readers.
The aim of the album contributors was first of all to tell about the development of aerial protection of forests, suppression methods and the equipment and machinery used. Therefore, the photos have been selected in accordance with what they depict, despite the fact that they could be made in a different chronological period.
The working on the album required the involvement of many experts of the Central Air Base, Russian Institute of Continuous Education in Forestry, and veterans of Avialesookhrana. There were used the photos from the archives of Avialesookhrana, Russian Institute of Continuous Education in Forestry, Saint-Petersburg Research Institute for Sylviculture, Krasnoyarsk Museum of Forest and from the personal archives of veterans of Avialesookhrana, as well as the photoes of Anna Baskakova, Valentin Varvanets, Valery Korotkov, Vladimir Leonov, Mikhail Mironov, and Artyom Yazenok.
Use the following links to view and download the photo album:
https://yadi.sk/i/4eZXe5ks3EL45r
On February 27, 2017 in the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan the second stage of the competition for the inclusion into the employee pool of the Tatarstan’s civil service in order to fill the position the head of the Arrangements Department.