Some topical issues were considered at the meeting of the Public Council under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan which was held on August 19, 2016

1. The sanitary state of forests of the Republic of Tatarstan was considered. The concern raises the drying of plants (fir, pine, aspen, and birch) and foci of the needle- and leaf-eating insects and diseases.

2. On the results of the reforestation objects’ technical acceptance in 2016. The quality of forest plantations and the state of seedling and school section of nurseries was considered. The concern raises the state of nursery farms, provision of forest establishments with quality planting material of hardy-shrub species in view of the long lasting dry weather of vegetation period 2016.

3. The information on admission of school leavers to the Lubyansky Forest Engineering College in 2016 and on the recruitment of the institution graduates of 2015-2016 was heard.