The creative competition was organized by the Department of Natural Resources, Ecology and Agro-Industrial Complex of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug with the support of the “Home Towns” social investment program of the Gazprom Neft company.

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The competition is aimed at developing environmental culture among local residents. Working on herbariums helped the participants expand their knowledge about the nature of their native land and preserve vivid memories of the past summer. The works were evaluated in three age categories according to five criteria. The jury included employees of the department of natural resources, ecology and agro-industrial complex of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, experts from Gazprom Neft Shelf and the Nenets forestry branch of the National Joint-Stock Company “TsPiOOS”.

Kindergarten pupils together with their parents and schoolchildren from grades 1 to 9 took part in the competition. The works came from Naryan-Mar, Iskateley, Krasny, Telviska and Nelmin Nos.

— My mother told me about the competition. We traveled and collected leaves in Naryan-Mar and other cities, as well as in Belarus. Then they dried it together and glued it in,” said Sofya Vaskevich, a 5th grade student at City School No. 4.

Maria Pepentseva, a participant in the creative competition, also submitted to the competition a herbarium collected not only in the region, but also beyond its borders. Flowers and leaves were brought from the Krasnodar region.

The places were distributed as follows:

Pupils of preschool educational institutions:

1st place – Alexander Dedkov (group “Bells”, GBDOU NAO “DS “Romashka”);

2nd place – Elizaveta Tatarevich (group No. 3 GBDOU NAO “TsRR-DS “Gnezdyshko””);

3rd place – Miroslava Kalugina (preparatory group of the Children’s Palace of Krasnoye).

Students in grades 1–4:

1st place – Maria Pepentseva (1st “B” class of State Budget Educational Institution NAO “Secondary School No. 5”);

2nd place – Maria Chalova (4th “B” class of the State Budget Educational Institution NAO “Secondary School of Iskateley”);

3rd place – Stefania Vaskevich (1st “B” class of State Budget Educational Institution NAO “Secondary School No. 4”);

Students in grades 5–9:

1st place – Sergey Ledkov (8th grade GBOU NAO “Secondary School in Krasnoye”);

2nd place – Sofya Vaskevich (5th “B” class of State Budget Educational Institution of National Joint-Stock Company “Secondary School No. 4”);

3rd place – Polina Lukankina (6 “A” class of State Budget Educational Institution of National Joint-Stock Company “Secondary School No. 4”).

The event is being implemented as part of the All-Russian action “Save the Forest” of the national project “Ecology”.

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