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What do cherries have to do with us?
Everything! When you think of summer in Oregon, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s an escape to our glorious public coastline. A float down a river greenway. A hike through the forest. An outdoor concert in a city park. Or maybe it’s a bowl of ripe red Oregon-grown cherries, freshly picked from an orchard just down the road.
Meet the people who bring you summer cherries!
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.
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.
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.