The latest

Our newest partnership, with Institute for the Future, combines our strengths and their forecasts of different futures for Oregon – an effort to help us guide the state toward the best possible outcome, where both people and ecosystems can thrive.

As part of the Move Oregon Forward campaign, we spent the fall analyzing data from Oregonians around the state in response to the legislature’s transportation listening tour. Top priorities? Transit and maintenance, not freeway expansion.

1000 Friends of Oregon turned 50 this year – thank you for standing with us. Your support has made all the difference as we worked to champion bold solutions to Oregon’s toughest challenges. With your generosity, we’ll enhance the legacy of policies like LUTRAQ and Senate Bill 100, and drive forward smart transportation and land use policies that propel us into the next 50 years.

Our 2024 annual report marks our 50th anniversary, looking back on major wins, protections, and the people who helped build us into who we are today, one friend of Oregon at a time.

LULI is back in the Portland metro. Apply now and join a select group of future land use leaders

Take our survey and help our Strategic Planning Team learn about pressing needs, challenges, and benefits of the land use system that affect your daily life and your community.

We’re back in Give!Guide after six years, and we’re working with nonprofit partners such as Crag Law Center and Columbia Slough Watershed Council and businesses like Modo Yoga and Winter’s Hill Winery.

We’re one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon for 2024! The strength of our organization lies in the talent and dedication of our hard-working staff, which we’re very proud to honor.

Governor Kotek is holding a public meeting on October 10 on her use of executive authority to convert 373 acres of some of the world’s best farmland into industrial land for a semiconductor facility.

We just launched Wildfire-Ready Oregon, a new tool to help all Oregonians prepare their homes, families, and communities for wildfire – useful whether you’re new to wildfire season or you’ve lived in wildfire country for decades.