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Our summer interns are gone, the kids and grandkids are back in the classroom, the rain is falling, and the first leaves have started to turn. As autumn gets underway, here's what's going on at 1000 Friends.

From farmland preservation to victory celebrations, Oregon land use is hot right now! Here's how 1000 Friends has been busy putting your donations to work this summer.

With a stroke of Governor Brown's pen, Oregon emerges as national leader in the effort to meet 21st-century housing needs and restore housing affordability for all.

Over 20,000 acres of farm and forest land remain protected from residential development...for now.

Happy Oregon summer, friends! This month, we're wrapping up the legislative session, welcoming our summer interns, and inviting you to our biggest party of the year. 

The 2019 Oregon Legislature has finally adjourned — and we’re just now able to reflect back upon how far we’ve come in a little over five months. Nearly 3,000 proposed bills were introduced, and over 700 were passed by the House and Senate.

Like the new look of our website? You'll love the new look for Oregon Stories!

What makes spring so special at 1000 Friends? It's all in May's Oregon Stories!

It's springtime in Oregon, and that means all sorts of wonderful things are starting to bloom. Here at 1000 Friends, we have 3 things growing at once: our staff, our offices, and this, our brand-new website!

Cameron Winery, located in the Red Hills of Dundee Oregon, was founded in 1984 by irrepressible winemaker John Paul, his wife Teri Wadsworth, and partners Bill and Julia Wayne of Abbey Ridge Vineyard.