<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/esf_nwtf_grant_presecribed_fire.php" dsn="2023-news"><title>ESF Forest Properties Receives NWTF Grant to Support Prescribed Fire</title><subtitle/><item_date>01/13/2026</item_date><summary>The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Forest Properties team received a grant from the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to support the use of prescribed fire at the Pack Demonstration Forest in Warrensburg, N.Y. This funding will provide hands-on opportunities for ESF students to construct firebreaks this spring at the Spruce Mountain Climate Adaptation Area.</summary><featured/><heading-type>none</heading-type><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image_caption/><video/><thumbnail><img src="" alt=""/></thumbnail><internal>true</internal></item>