Hopland REC calls for proposals

Hopland Research & Extension Center seeks research project proposals for the period of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.

The center encompasses more than 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grasslands, and chaparral rangeland in southeastern Mendocino County.   The facility provides research opportunities in the fields such as animal science, range management, wildlife ecology, entomology and epidemiology, pest management, viticulture and natural resources management.

Hopland REC features an array of habitat types, almost 700 species of vascular plants including 12 species of oaks, a resident large sheep flock, an array of mammal species including black-tailed deer, and array of amphibians and reptiles, 12 acres of irrigated land, all-season road access, lab space, HS Internet, and a dormitory. For a complete description of Hopland REC, visit http://ucanr.org/sites/hopland. 

The center expects to award in excess of 1800 hours of center-provided labor at minimal cost to support approved projects during this coming cycle.

Proposals must be emailed to Meggin Lewman at mdlewman@ucdavis.edu  on or before April 2, 2012, for consideration.

More information and proposal forms are at http://ucanr.org/sites/hopland/Research/Grants_-_New_Projects. You may also contact the center superintendent Robert J. Keiffer at (707) 744-1424 ext 112 or rjkeiffer@ucdavis.edu , or the center business officer Meggin Lewman at (707) 744-1424 ext.  113 or mdlewman@ucdavis.edu.

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