1946 – creating the spacious Middle Urals Reserve „Visim“ with a total area

of 55,000 ha.

1951 – functioning the Reserve was stopped.

1971 – restoring the Visimskiy Reserve with a total area of 9,500 ha.

2001 – Visimskiy Reserve’s area was extended up to 33,508 ha.

2001 – according to UNESCO decision the Reserve has received the status

of a BR.

Visimskiy Biosphere Reserve is one of

the most studied natural areas with

typical and unique ecosystems of

south taiga Middle Ural low-hill terrain

and it is a sample area of the Middle

Urals.

During last three years the number

of publications and mass media

involvement has multiply increased

adding to the positive image of the

Reserve.

Reserve core area – 33,500 ha

Reserve protection area –

46,100 ha.

Since 2013 a regular

background snow monitoring

in Visimskiy BR has been

resumed.

In 2012 a social research project was carried

out. Its subject was “Evaluation and analysis of

Visimskiy BR attraction for the Sverdlovsk

region population in developing of eco-

educational activities and educational tourism

carried out on the territory of the BR and its

protection area”.

In 2014 a development concept for

Visimskiy BR was elaborated.

During the period from 2011 to

2013 the number of lectures’

attendees doubled, this was

related to the new staffing policy

and creation of a full-fledged

eco-educational and tourism

department.

Since 2012 Visimskiy BR has been

actively use help of volunteers. The

number of volunteers was increased up to

120 persons. Over these three years a

cooperation with volunteers has become a

good tradition.

Since 2011 a number

and expanse of security checks was increased by 3

times, which immediately improved efficiency of the

Visimskiy BR protection regime.

The Visimskiy BR has been

successfully implemented the

alternative energy resources in its

activities for over two years, even

under harsh winter conditions.

The Visimskiy BR has developed an App called

Eco-Tourism for android and iphone, which

included the information on regional natural

parks, as well.

In Visimskiy BR:

Flora:

tracheophytes – 466 (3 of them are

included in Russian Red Data Book),

bryophytic – 147, lichen – 234 (3 of them

are included in Russian Red Data Book),

mushrooms – 950 (2 of them are included

Russian Red Data Book).

Fauna:

48 species of mammals, 185 species of

birds (golden eagle and Eurasian eagle-

owl among them are included in Russian

Red Data Book), 4 species of amphibians,

4 species of reptiles. there are over 2254

identified species of invertebrates

(Parnassius Apollo and Parnassius

Mnemosyne among them are included

into Russian Red Data Book).