The county had rezoned 710 acres of rangeland for sprawling residential development, potentially impacting the farmability of nearby land in violation of state land use law.

A legal win years in the making prevents an illegal roadway expansion across a Washington County development area, protecting vulnerable riparian environments and valuable farmland.

A decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals means Hood River is now a successful example of a small community – in both Oregon and the wider U.S. – that passed revolutionary zoning reform to allow a slew of housing types in residential zones. 

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

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.

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.