About the Hopland Research and Extension Center
The UC Hopland Research & Extension Center is a multi-disciplinary research and education facility in California’s north coast region. We are stewards of more than 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral, and riparian environments.
Our mission is to maintain and enhance ecosystem integrity through applied research, adaptive management, and educational activities, while also supporting working landscapes. Field experiments and demonstrations conducted here since 1951 have led to more than 2,000 publications in animal science, entomology, plant ecology, public health, watershed management, and wildlife biology.
Land Acknowledgement
We at the Hopland Research and Extension Center, first and foremost acknowledge with honor the Shóqowa and Hopland People on whose traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands we work, educate and learn, and whose historical and spiritual relationship with these lands continues to this day and beyond.
For more information on the Indigenous and colonial history of this land please see this Land History Story Map.
We are hiring:
Senior Custodian. This position is a career appointment that is 85% fixed.
Animal Health Technician 1. This position is a limited appointment that is 15% fixed.
These positions can be combined for 100% fixed time. Please be sure to apply to both positions to be considered for this opportunity.
UC ANR is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Grassland Soil Science and Fungal-Bacterial Interactions
Fungal-Bacterial Interactions: Bridging Soil Niches in Regulating Carbon and Nitrogen Processes Grasslands play a vital role in the nutrient cycling process of both carbon and nitrogen. The state of California is home to perennial and annual...
Calendar of Events
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Sheep Shearing and Basic Care 101 (4/12-4/18) OR Shearing Technique Refinement (4/18-4/21) | 4/12/2024 |
| Sheep Shearing School 2024 | 4/22/2024 |
| Celebrate Science and Nature - A Fundraiser for HREC | 5/19/2024 |
| Kids Environmental Science Summer Camp | 6/12/2024 |
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