Farmland and the renewable energy shift

Testify now: No hazardous industrial facilities in neighborhoods

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Now hiring: Oregon for Everyone Manager

The Oregon for Everyone Manager will join 1000 Friends of Oregon to lead the launch of a new program to support local pro-housing movements across the state.

 

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IN COALITION
Oregonians voiced their transportation needs, and transit is top of the list

1000 Friends of Oregon is coleading the Move Oregon Forward campaign to advocate for a safe, clean, fair, and accountable state transportation funding package in the 2025 legislative session.

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RESOURCE
Announcing Wildfire-Ready Oregon, a project of 1000 Friends of Oregon

We can be proactive in protecting ourselves against wildfires. And right now, with fire season in a lull, it’s the perfect time to think about the next one. 

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PROFILE
What we lose when we sprawl

A small farm outside North Plains that's focused on community supports finds itself in the middle of the battle over boundary expansions.

 

 

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LULI
LULI is back!

Since 2012, our LULI program has trained over 200 emerging land use leaders. The future of Oregon's land use system depends on it. 

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Land use is who we are

1000 Friends of Oregon works with Oregonians to enhance quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion

Land ownership and land use policies and processes have historically propagated and exacerbated inequalities around the nation, and in Oregon. 1000 Friends works to reverse discriminatory practices, policies, and impacts on people.