ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE FOREST
Protection, reproduction of forestand sustainable use of its resources - the problem is not only environmental, but also social, moral and aesthetic. All the forests of our planet have a protective value that, depending on their nature, environmental and geographic conditions and other factors vary. Forests play a critical role in ensuring a favorable environment for residents of Abatsky district. The purpose of the work is: to assess the ecological condition of forests of Abatsky district. The Abatsky district is one of t large areas of the South of the Tyumen region. The area is located in the South-East forest-steppe zone of West Siberian plain, on which birch forests mainly grow. In Abatsky forestry it is possible the organization of the following uses of forests: ber harvesting, harvesting and collection of non-timber forest resources, harvesting food forest resources and collection of medicinal plants, hunting management, forest management, recreational activity, etc. Harvesting and collection of non-timber forest resources is an entre-preneurial activity associated with the seizure, storage and export of forest resources from the forest. To non- timber forest resources include stumps, bark, bark of trees and shrubs, brushwood, woody forage, spruce, fir, pine legs, eaten for the festive season, moss, forest litter, cane, reed, and similar forest resources. It is prohibited: collection of litter in the forests of green zones and protective belts of forests along the railway lines of General use, Federal highways and public roads owned by the subjects of the Russian Federation; prohibited the harvesting of birch bark in the forests of the specially protected areas.