NEWS
In the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan an auction to sell the right to enter into the forest plantations purchase agreements to small and medium enterprises was held. A total of 69 lots were put from 6 forestries: Almetyevskoye, Cheremshanskoye, Bavlinskoye, Laishevskoye, Zelenodolskoye and Kamskoye.
As for the lots No. 10-12, 15, 29, 30, 39, 52, 54, 64-68 the auction has taken place. The protocols have been signed with the winners of the auction and forest plantations purchase agreements with small and medium enterprises will be concluded within ten working days upon the date of the protocol signing.
As for the lots No. 6-9, 17-28, 31, 43, 44, 46-51, 53, 55-63, 69 the auction was declared void (subparagraph 1, paragraph 7, Article 80 of the Forest Code of the Russian Federation). The protocols are signed with the sole auction participants and forest plantations purchase agreements with small and medium enterprises will be concluded in ten days from the moment when the auction results are posted on the website of the Russian Federation within ten working days upon expiry of the above said period.
As for the lots No. 1-5, 13-14, 16, 32-38, 40-42, 45 the auction was declared void because of the absence of applications for participation in the auction.
As part of the plan of activities dedicated to the Year of Ecology, the 1-st grade pupils of Leskhozskaya Secondary School (class teacher T. Shaimardanova) visited the Museum of Forest, Urnyak Village. Everyone should know the history of not only its village, but also of its own forest. There the unique exhibits in the Museum of Forest. The museum guide, an expert of Arskoye Forestry N.I. Ziganshina, introduced the children to the development history of Arsky Forest Establishment. At the beginning of the tour, the children were told what kinds of household items people made from wood (dishes, toys, bast shoes, etc.), showed home and grinding mill models. The children clearly saw the exhibits of flora and fauna of our forest. They were showed a collection of cone seeds. “Each year we prepare a new cognitive program for our little visitors. I must say, this work bears fruits. The children leave us really happy, and this comes before everything,” said N.I. Ziganshina.
Birds are of great benefit in fighting with pests of trees, eating harmful insects and their larvae. In order nature pleased us with bright colors, freshness of plants and, of course, a pleasant song of birds, it is necessary to build small birdhouses to attract birds.
On March 15, the members of the school forestry unit at the city gymnasium together with the district foresters of Nurlatskoye Forestry went to Vishnevo-Polyanskoye District Forestry to place the birdhouses on the trees. The birdhouses were made for three months; the work was done under the guidance of the teacher of technology, the head of the school forestry unit Fanis Gayazov. It is worth remarking that last year the children made 30 birdhouses with their own hands, this year – twice as much.