The ecological education customarily provided by the forestry wardens has been formalized by the Forestry Act and the Ordinance of the Director of the National Forests in May 2004 in order to introduce a formal ecological education program into the local community. The program applies to everybody but the focus is on children and youth with trips to the forest, forestry knowledge contests, presentations at schools, constructing trails and viewing points, tree planting, etc. The author talks in detail about these activities in the context of the Regional Directorate of National Forests in Krakow.