NEWS

Activities on eradication of pest harborage areas, namely oak red-barred twist and green oak leaf roller, were completed. Activities were performed using aviation in woodland of Kaibitskiy forestry. The works were performed in the territory of 7822.3 hectares.  

The name “leaf roller” means that in case of disease leaves of plants roll up into straws or form bunches around inflorescences. It is small and invisible and frequently very attractive by coloring butterflies. Their adults particularly do not cause harm to plants, however worms may destroy up to 60% of leaves and up to half of buds and fruits.

Young campaigners – members of the school forestry under State Budgetary Institution “Scientific experimental suburban district forestry” hold a campaign “Save Forests from Fire!”. On June 13, 2017 in Derbyshki settlement the pupils of school No 84 posted and handed out to locals more than thousands of agitation leaflets on issues of forests conservation and protection. The school forestry of the city of Kazan is headed by Leisan Khayrullina. The teacher said that the school forestry was created for the purposes of native land studying, extra-curricular activities conducting, schoolchildren outlook expanding, assistance in the preservation of nearby forests and landscaping of the city of Kazan and the republic as a whole. Love for nature must be promoted from an early age.In the school forestry the children get knowledge about the rules of behavior in forest areas, environmental friendliness. Also the children are constant assistants to foresters: they take part in the activities on native land landscaping, take care of trees, collect seeds, and replenish parks with new birdhouses. This academic year in the territory of Suburban district forestry they hanged 15 houses for birds.