Inclusionary housing and why it matters to all Oregonians
By 2035, city planners estimate that Portland’s population will add more than 100,000 new households. Without strong housing policies in place, that growth will lead to an even larger homelessness crisis and threaten our farmland and natural areas through subdivision expansions. Here's what we're doing about it.
LULI comes to Central Oregon
Since 2012, our innovative Land Use Leadership Initiative has graduated more than 200 Oregonians with the knowledge and skills to shape their local communities through effective land use planning. Now we've launched a LULI in Central Oregon, guiding 27 advocates to mastery on key issues like wildfire, drought, and housing through the lens of land use policy.
What role will Oregon's farm, ranch, and forest lands will play in the state's response to climate change?
1000 Friends' Working Lands Program Director Greg Holmes has been appointed to the Oregon Global Warming Commission's (OGWC) Natural and Working Lands Advisory Committee to help advise the OGWC as it determines the role that Oregon's farm, ranch, and forest lands will play in the state's response to climate change.