<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/esf_maple_syrup_weekend_2026.php" dsn="2023-news"><title>Maple Syrup Season Brings Special Sweetness to  ESF’s Heiberg Forest</title><subtitle/><item_date>03/18/2026</item_date><summary>Miles of blue tubing weaving through the maples at Heiberg Forest signal the arrival of maple syrup season at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.</summary><featured/><heading-type>image</heading-type><image><img src="/news/2026/Images/syrup_bottles.jpg" alt="Several glass jars filled with amber maple syrup sit on a shelf in the foreground. Behind them, large cream‑colored jugs labeled “Pure New York Maple Syrup” are slightly out of focus."/></image><image_caption/><video/><thumbnail><img src="" alt=""/></thumbnail><internal>true</internal></item>