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A regional environmental seminar entitled "Ecological education of preschool children was held in the Arsky kindergarten. The development of horizons and experimental research activities". The event was attended by inspectors of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology held an educational eco-lesson on the topic "We take care of nature at any time of the year" for the pupils of kindergarten No. 38 of the village of Srednyaya Kamyshla of the Nurlatsky district. Ecologists told the preschool children about the seasons. The kids learned what to do in each season of the year to help nature. For example, plant a tree, collect garbage on the street or in the country. Some children are already helping their parents in the country to grow vegetables and take care of pets. Also, inspectors of the South-Eastern TA held an eco-lesson on forest protection for children from rural schools of the Leninogorsk district. 

Every year, an eco-conference "Ecology around us" takes place in the Shadkin school of the Tyulyachinsky district. This school was not chosen by chance, it is an innovative platform for ecological and geographical education and upbringing in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Diffuse runoff of polluted meltwater into the Pshalymka River was found in the Arsky district in the village of Verkhny Pshalym. The inspector of the Northern Territorial Administration, together with specialists of the Environmental Supervision Department of the Ministry of Ecology, took samples of the surface natural water of the Pshalymka river (above and below the diffuse runoff). The results of the analyses showed the excess in natural water below the diffuse runoff for the following pollutants: for nitrites by 8.5 times, for iron by 5.3 times, for ammonium ion by 2.5 times, for phosphates by 1.6 times.

The XI interregional ecological-geographical, scientific-practical conference "Through search and creativity to perfection" was held in the Verkhne-Arbashsky school of the Kukmor district. Experts of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan were invited as members of the jury.

Employees of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology, together with primary school students of school No. 3 of the Arsky district, made and hung feeders in Victory Park for birds returning from wintering.

Inspectors of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan held an eco-lesson on the topic "Sorting garbage – taking care of nature" for preschool children of the kindergarten "Romashka" of the Kukmor district.

Today, the All-Russian Children's and Youth Organization "Young Traffic Inspectors" (YTI) celebrates its 50th anniversary. Specially for this day, employees of the territorial departments of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan held environmental lessons, where they told children about the rules of eco-friendly behavior on the road, because road safety is a common concern.

"One of the priority tasks of the Ministry is environmental education of the population. It should instill in a person, first of all, knowledge and skills of proper communication with nature, change consciousness, habits, lifestyle and thoughts," the ecologists of the Ministry note. Specialists of the department regularly conduct lessons, classes, quizzes and master classes. 

Inspectors of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted an exciting environmental lesson for first-graders of the Arsk school No. 2. Environmentalists told the children about a number of environmental problems that exist on our planet and how important it is to contribute to the preservation of nature by taking part in clean-ups and eco-campaigns.