Creating an ecological trail as a means of formation an culture of the population and preserving rare, protected species of flora

Abstract

The paper presents an ecological trail created in the area affected by enterprises of the Tobolsk Industrial Site (Tyumen region, Russia). This ecological trail is aimed at preserving old-growth forest areas, creating a vision of harmonious coexistence between a large petrochemical facility and the surrounding natural environment and, therefore, helping to preserve rare, protected and indicator species of the biota identified near the Tobolsk Industrial Site. As a result of the research conducted on the ecological trail, thirteen rare and protected species of flora were identified and preserved. These are: Lobaria pulmonaria L. Hoffm., Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt., Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh., Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott., Tilia cordata Mill., Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull., Allium microdictyon Prokh., Neottianthe cucullata L. Schlechter., Malaxis monophyllos L., Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soo, Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich., Cypripedium guttatum Sw., Listera ovata (L.) R. Br. The area reserved for the ecological trail will be protected from deforestation and construction.