Hopland Research & Extension Center
ANR Hopland Research & Extension Center
4070 University Road
Hopland, CA 95449
Phone: (707) 744-1424
Fax: (707) 744-1040
Director:
Dr Robert M Timm
About Hopland Research and Extension Center
The Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) is the University of California's principal field research facility for agriculture and natural resources in the North Coast region. A diversity of soils, plant and animal communities, and elevations makes HREC representative of many parts of the Coast Range in northwestern California.
Natural Resources
The Center provides a rich, diversified opportunity for natural resources and agricultural research and extension programs, especially on topics pertinent to rangelands of the central and north coast of California.
Facilities
The Center's main office complex houses a small library, a meeting room, and office space for permanent staff and researchers. The all-purpose laboratory is equipped for a variety of standard soil and vegetative analytical tasks and is supervised by a Staff Research Associate. A 950-square-foot (88 m) greenhouse and a 72-tank lysimeter complement plant sciences research. Livestock facilities include three sheep barns with working corrals, as well as feed storage facilities. Warehouses, feed storage structures, and mechanical, welding, and woodshops provide support for maintaining, constructing, and modifying facilities and equipment for research purposes.
Research
Resources of the Hopland Research and Extension Center are available to University of California academics who hold appointments in the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) or in Cooperative Extension (CE).