06/08/2026
⚠️⚠️Attention Hopland residents!! Smoke in our area is due to CAL Fire MEU prescribed burn at Hopland Research Center. Please see attached for more information.
Hopland Research and Extension Center
Research Burn Scheduled
Mendocino County, CA–The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit will be conducting a research prescribed burn on the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) property. This prescribed burn will treat approximately 150 acres of grasslands, within oak woodlands, creating a mosaic of variously burned vegetation and islands of unburned habitat.
HREC is in the southern portion of Mendocino County, east of Highway 101, and east of the town of Hopland.
Burning will occur on Monday , June 8th, 2026. Burning will start at approximately 7 a.m. and conclude at approximately 3 p.m.
This project adds to significant work underway throughout the state and brings California one step closer towards meeting state fuels reduction goals directed by the California Fire Plan and the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. To track the progress being made, both in your community and throughout California, visit the CAL FIRE fuels reduction dashboard at https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/fuels-reduction.
This project burn will be conducted under strictly controlled weather and fuel conditions. Smoke and aircraft may be visible in the area.
