Welcome

The UC Hopland Research & Extension Center is a multi-disciplinary research and education facility in California’s north coast region. Celebrating our 60^th anniversary during 2011, we are stewards of more than 5,300 acres of oak woodland,
grassland, chaparral, and riparian environments.

Our mission is through science to find better ways to manage our natural resources and conduct sustainable agricultural practices, for the benefit of California’s citizens. Field experiments and demonstrations conducted here since 1951 have led to more than 1,400 publications in animal science, entomology, plant ecology, public health, watershed management, and wildlife biology.

Opportunities for Research & Extension at HREC

Center Highlights 2014

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Calendar of Events

Event Name

Date

2015 Sheepdog Clinic

2/14/2015

Happenings at Hopland REC

Be Early for Cal Naturalist Course

Added January 21, 2015

Registration is now open for the third Inland Mendocino UC California Naturalist Program certification course taught by Dr. Jennifer Riddell. This is a nature enthusiast's ticket to explore Hopland Research and Extension Center's 5,358 acres of...
The Road to HREC

Added November 21, 2014

Sorry to have been absent for almost four months now. The UC Hopland Research & Extension Center has been in a bit of transition phase with some new direction and focus under the leadership of Acting HREC Director Kimberly Rodrigues....
No grapes for the birds at HREC

Added August 4, 2014

At the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center, 14 Mediterranean wine grape cultivars are being tested to see how fitting they may be for the North Coast. Using a randomized complete block ANOVA design with 8 replications of 5 vines for each...
Rod Shippey Hall Rocks!

Added July 25, 2014

After a generous "split-value" donation of patio-pavers by Friedman's Home Improvement for areas and paths around the Rod Shippey Hall at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center, the HREC staff has begun the process of laying the largest patio...
Black Skimmer #417 for Mendocino

Added July 6, 2014

The UC Hopland Research & Extension Center has been the repository for Mendocino County bird observation records for about 25 years. "Birding" is a rapidly growing leisure-time activity in North America and portions of the record keeping...