Community Resilience
Through scientific research and collaborative partnerships, CRC works to enhance the well-being of communities and landscapes in Idaho and throughout the Western United States.
Research & Education
Graduate students gain understanding of social-ecological systems and the built environment through CRC’s research and outreach activities.
The Science of Integration
CRC is leading the nation in collaborative social-ecological systems science research.
Community Networks
CRC is partnering with communities around the world to lead the development and application of community-based observing networks (CBONs)
Center for Resilient Communities
Welcome to The Center for Resilient Communities (CRC)
The Center for Resilient Communities (CRC) was established in 2014 to address the social, economic and environmental issues that affect the resilience of communities in Idaho and the Western United States through the co-production of knowledge based on collaborative interdisciplinary research, and the development and application of social-ecological systems science. This mission is advanced by nurturing, coalescing, and enhancing critical mass in interdisciplinary social-ecological systems science.Learn more about CRC.
Helping Mountain Communities Respond to Environmental Challenges
Pioneering CRC research on "Social-Ecological Systems in Mountain Landscapes" is featured in a special issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Researchers have studied the challenges in managing mountain landscapes, where the concerns of ranchers, forest managers, ecologists and government agencies all come into play.