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Rajneeshpuram and 1000 Friends: A Slice of Oregon History

Rajneeshee cameramen at Rajneeshpuram, following staff visiting their then City Hall.

Accessory Dwelling Units - Are Cities and Counties Doing Enough?

On July 7th, 2017 the Oregon Legislature passed SB 1051 with overwhelming bipartisan support. This legislation requires cities and counties of certain sizes to:

Successful Farmers and Livable Cities: It's All Connected

OHSU Farmer's Market from Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Welcome Save Helvetia – 1000 Friends’ newest formal Affiliate

Yamhill County restricts solar arrays on high value farmland

Solar Farm in Ontario, Canada by Invenergy, a solar developer looking to expand in Oregon.

Friends of Marion County fights massive festival planned on farmland

Aerial photo of the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville from Billy Newman Photo.

Strengthening Agriculture in Oregon Through Collaboration

Through good times and economic downturns, agriculture is consistently one of the strongest sectors in Oregon’s economy. That success depends entirely on our protecting Oregon’s family farmers and the land that they need to do their work.

2018 McCall Gala Recap

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Important Farmland, Salmon Habitat near Controversial Columbia River Port

March 14, 2018 (St. Helens, OR)—Columbia Riverkeeper filed an appeal today challenging Columbia County’s second attempt to open 837 acres of high-value agricultural land along the Columbia River to industrial development. 1000 Friends of Oregon, Oregon’s statewide land use watchdog, is joining

2018 Mid-Legislative Session Review

The 2018 Oregon legislative short session is coming to a close, sometime in the next two weeks, so we want to give you an update now. We will provide a full legislative summary when the session is complete. As a reminder, we shared a preview of this session just last month. Thanks to the work of so many of

Winemaking as a Minority: Building an Inclusive Industry

Growing up in New York, AKA “the concrete jungle,” I never had the real appreciation of outdoor space, but always felt an indescribable happiness when around it. A child of immigrants, I was brought up to work hard and make it work – “The immigrant hustle.” I found myself in jobs

Meet Alexis Biddle

At the beginning of the new year, 1000 Friends brought on Alexis Biddle to be our new Urban Circuit Rider. Alexis has a strong passion for social justice, affordable housing, transportation, and sustainable urban design more generally. The Urban Circuit Rider will complement the work done by our Rural Circuit

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2 018 Gala Recap

Thank you to all who made our Gala a BIG SUCCESS!
An amazing community of 300 supporters came together on March 17th to celebrate a connected Oregon through our state's visionary land use system.

We are humbled, excited, and proud to share that we raised over $180,000 through the Gala, with over $116,000 being donated in the room that evening. A record year for the McCall Gala! Thank you to our incredible donors. You make our work possible.

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1000 Friends and Rajneeshpuram: A Quick History

It's a hit. Wild Wild Country, the latest binge-worthy Netflix series, chronicles the fateful years a cult called the Rajneeshees set-up shop in Oregon. Why are we talking about it? Well...they tried to build a city on farmland, in a rural region of the state.

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The Shared State

Our Promise to Oregonians

Mission: Working with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas.

1000 Friends of Oregon has spent four decades advocating for healthy, productive communities. We are pleased to continue our traditions with new programs, partnerships, and ongoing civic involvement.

You can make a difference today, when you support 1000 Friends.

Contribute today to help us ensure the long-term health and well-being of Oregon and her people.

Circuit Rider - Supporting rural Oregonians with legal expertise

The Circuit Rider is 1000 Friends of Oregon's new staff attorney who works on rural and underserved communities' legal issues related to land use. Our family farms and forest lands are pillars of Oregon's economy, and they need to be protected from sprawl and incompatible uses. The Circuit Rider program works to protect uses that support the rural economy and its participants, while preserving Oregon's iconic landscapes and special places.

Portland for Everyone - A program of 1000 Friends of Oregon

We are thrilled to introduce Portland for Everyone, a new program aimed at encouraging Portland decision makers to encourage abundant, diverse, and affordable housing options throughout the city. Portland for Everyone sees great potential in Portland neighborhoods to act as game-changers for our housing needs by introducing diversified and new living spaces such as ADU's, internal conversions of single family homes to duplexes or triplexes, and other subtle ways to increase city housing options for everyone.