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Congratulations to Paloma Ayala for winning the grand prize with her photo of an orchard in Mosier!

1000 Friends of Oregon’s 2025 Affiliate Conference will bring affiliates and partners together in Albany and Corvallis to celebrate our shared successes and build advocacy skills to defend Oregon’s land use system.

Our team attended the 2025 YIMBYtown in New Haven, Connecticut to build connections with pro-homes and pro-transit organizations around the country, share what Oregon has accomplished, and learn about new pathways for addressing Oregonians’ housing and transit needs.

Enter your best photos of Oregon’s farms, forestlands, and ranches for a chance to be featured on our statewide postcard, plus other fun prizes.

Eden Central is another example of Deschutes County spot zoning that breaks up productive land for development.

An emergency session on transportation funding began Friday, August 29. We are continuing to advocate for a budget fix to support cities, counties, and transit agencies, in addition to ODOT workers.

Fourth-generation farmer and new board member Alana Kenagy shares with us her views on the future of farming and why it's important to be a part of 1000 Friends of Oregon in this moment.

When you donate this summer, your gift will be matched, doubling your impact to protect Oregon’s farms, forests, and communities.

DLCD is undergoing a process to revise current farm stand uses. If their proposed rules are adopted, here is what will and will not be affected.

This long session saw a record-setting number of bills introduced, with some wins in housing, major advocacy for working lands protections, and a rocky transportation outlook.