On 1^st February, Artis Kampars, Minister for Economics, presented the forestry sector’s annual award Zelta Čiekurs (Golden Cone) in the category For Innovative Entrepreneurship to Roberts Strīpnieks, Chairman of Board at JSC “Latvijas valsts meži”. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Agriculture. The honorary awards in the same category went to SIA “Eibe L” and SIA “Vika Wood”.

Starting from February, the streets of Riga and other Latvia’s cities will feature the poster Aizbiedē smoga spoku – iestādi savu koku! (Scare away the smog ghost – plant your tree!) designed by Elīna Kļaveniece, a 10^th grade student of Iecava Secondary School.

Cūkmens (Pigman), a dedicated advocate of clean forests, has entered his song in the national selection round of the Eurovision Song Contest.

There is a pleasant surprise in store for active winter lovers, as a skiing track was opened at the Tērvete Nature Park this past weekend.