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The 2014 Tom McCall Gala Sponsors

The 2014 Gala Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor - $5000 Thriving Working Landscape Presenting Sponsor Co-Sponsor - $2500 Great Communities Co-Sponsor Scholarship Seat Sponsor - $1500 Mt. Hood Scholarship Sponsor All 2014 Gala Sponsorships are 100% tax-deductible. All 2014 Gala Sponsors will be featured in our

Today on the Land Use Trail: Oregon City

We’re continuing our tour of our Land Use Trail. Today, March 3: Oregon City, the oldest incorporated city west of the Mississippi.

A Win for Farmland: Court Reverses Overreaching Urban Reserves

On February 20, the Oregon Court of Appeals released a historic ruling that is a big win for Oregon farmland. By reversing Metro's urban and rural reserves proposal, the court agreed with 1000 Friends that Washington County and Metro had stepped outside the law and tried to open too much farmland to

Court Ruling on Metro Urban/Rural Reserves Expected Thursday

The Oregon Court of Appeals is expected to rule Thursday on a court case challenging the 50-year growth plan the Portland region adopted in 2010. What the court says about the plan could determine the outcome of a major piece of legislation Oregon lawmakers are working on that would redraw the map that

The Land Use Trail

It's road trip time. How about a trip celebrating great Oregon communities and iconic landscapes?

That's the Land Use Trail. Come along for a ride to 40 exceptional Oregon places.

More info here.

Photo: Chris Cottrell//Creative Commons.

Oregon's Land Use Compass

Save the date! On Friday, June 20, we'll celebrate Oregon's land use compass--where it's taken us, and where we go next--at our annual Tom McCall Gala.

Ticket and speaker information will be available soon in this space.