The Public and Environmental History Center (PEHC) is a non-profit group comprised of university-based historians who use the past to help our partners resolve “real world” problems. We use community history and historic preservation to help our partners connect to the past and address current concerns.

Established as The Public Lands and History Center in 2007, we have produced numerous environmental histories, oral histories, administrative histories, historic contexts, and historic register nominations. In the Spring of 2023, we officially changed our name to the Public and Environmental History Center. Our name change reflects our broad commitment to working at the intersection of public and environmental history, whether that is on public lands or in our local communities.

Our Work has evaluated historic buildings, structures, and landscapes for public lands management agencies and private partners. We have also provided technical assistance to resource managers on more than 40 funded research projects; producing nearly $3 million in funded projects.