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At the halfway point for this year’s legislative session, we’re still waiting for the biggest transportation bill to land. But advocates are already well versed in what that bill will look like.

Earth Month story: From La Grande to Eugene and beyond, housing is in short supply, but developers that know their communities are key to creating housing choices Oregonians can afford – an approach that’s also innately climate smart.

Earth Month story: Eelgrass is essential to Oregon’s estuaries, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration. But as seagrasses worldwide decline, Oregonians are taking a proactive approach to protecting them, including supporting HB 3580 in this year’s legislative session.

Limiting the size of replacement dwellings on agricultural and forest land to either 110 percent of an original building’s size or 2,500 square feet (whichever is larger) would restore reason to agricultural communities – and to a legal process long out of step with intended impacts.

Our 2025 LULI kicked off February 22. Over the next three months, these 30 participants will learn how to advocate for Oregon’s most pressing land use issues.

Oregon for Everyone will build a coalition to promote inclusive zoning, affordable homes, and thriving communities – led by the new Oregon for Everyone Manager.

While sustainable energy sources are a pressing need in mitigating climate change, renewables don’t need to come at the expense of farmland.

1000 Friends of Oregon celebrates Valentine’s Day with gratitude for our supporters. Members received a postcard with a crossword – join us to help protect Oregon’s landscapes! Puzzle answers inside.

The 2025 legislative session begins January 21. In this long session, we’ll be supporting major bills on housing, wildfire, and preservation of agricultural and forest land, including two bills we prepared, and we’ll see the biggest transportation package of the last eight years.

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.