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The over 5,000 acres of rangeland and pasture and eight talented field support staff provide the foundation for research ranging from intensive plot and individual animal-scale work all the way to research at landscape and herd-scale.

An objective of the center is to foster and support extension and outreach programs, delivering them to those interested in a broader understanding of agricultural and natural resource issues in the Sierra Foothills.

The Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center has unique flora, fauna, and land characteristics. The following pages offer detailed information about the local climate, plants, wildlife, and soils found on this 5,700 acre foothill landscape.

Meet the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (REC) Team!

Previous work at the center reflects the broad research needs on California rangeland and includes vaccine development and efficacy trials for pinkeye and foothill abortion, enhancing multiple ecosystem services in grazed watershed, managing water quality on grazed landscapes as well as the dispersa...

The Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center (SFREC) is soliciting proposals for new research and extension projects. SFREC will continue to accept off-cycle proposals throughout the 2024-2025 year as long as resources are available to meet the needs of the project.

Research Rates are approved on an annual basis.

Principal Investigator: Glenn Nader, Livestock & Natural Resources Adviser, University of California Cooperative Extension. Click HERE for more information.

Principal Investigator: Katharine Suding, University of Colorado, Boulder Collaborator: Loralee Larios, University of Montana Determining the factors that regulate plant abundance and composition has been a long-standing endeavor for ecologists.

Principal Investigator: Josh Davy, UCCE Tehama County This study is a fully replicated evaluation of the additional weight gain obtained by the complete renovation and planting of a dryland perennial grass pasture over traditional adjacent annual rangeland.