An extended meeting of the Department of Forestry took place on March 11, 2019. Ph.D. thesis “Protective Role and Stability of Forests of the Gorgan” of the postgraduate student Andrij Rak (specialty 06.03.03 – Agriculture and Forestry) was prezented on the meeting. Prof. Olijnyk Vasyl Stepanovych (as supervisor), Prof. Parpan Vasyl Ivanovych, Shparyk Yuriy Stepanovych, Viter Roman Mykhajlovych took part in the discussion. The Ph.D. thesis was recommended for examination in the special Academic Council in Lviv.