Join us alongside Central Oregon LandWatch and Renewable Northwest as we talk land use and data centers at the Governor's Data Center Advisory Committee meeting on Friday, April 24. View the full agenda and get the meeting link: www.oregon.gov/energy/Get-I...

We're teaming up with @sightline.org to help break down the technicalities and complexities of the OHNA process so that every Oregon community has the tools to engage with it. Help us achieve this by filling out a quick survey. Link in bio to fill it out. Please complete the survey by April 27!

HUD’s proposed rule would force mixed-status families to choose between staying housed and staying together, while adding harmful new documentation barriers that could put millions at risk of losing assistance. Submit public comment by April 21 to oppose this rule: housingoregon.org/oppose-huds-...

This Wednesday, Portland City Council will consider a resolution regarding the Inner Eastside for All campaign which would allow for more home types in Portland's inner east side. Join us and @pnwelcome.bsky.social for a rally outside City Hall at 5PM followed by a hearing at 6.

Be our next Gerhardt intern! Work on real issues shaping Oregon's future with our expert staff, gain valuable experience, and create assets to kickstart your career in planning, land use, housing, or a related field (and get paid!). Apply by April 19: friends.org/gerhardt

The Keep Portlanders Housed package would direct $55 million toward eviction prevention, renter stabilization, and affordable housing production. Portland City Council’s Housing and Permitting Committee will consider this on April 7. Submit written testimony by 2 pm tomorrow or show up to testify.

Our LULI crew paid a visit to the Dear Portland exhibit as part of our segment on housing production on Saturday. After an engaging debrief, we continued the conversation with Portland City Councilor Mitch Green and Metro President Duncan Hwang. Thank you for your housing policy expertise!

Elevators are a key ingredient to homebuilding. How can we get more of them? On April 10, we’re hosting a webinar with @welcomingneighbors.us to get into it. Register: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Join us and Fair Housing Council of Oregon on April 6 for an interactive teach-in to kick-off Earth Month & Fair Housing Month. We'll also have the chance to explore the Dear Portland exhibit presented by Humans for Housing. Get your free tickets: https://shorturl.at/tivS6

Another session is in the books! If you want all the details on what went down in Salem concerning land use bills, join our legislative recap webinar on March 31. This is a members only event! Are you a new member or haven't joined yet? Email [email protected]

Next week! Our Oregon for Everyone Manager Jacky Lee will be speaking in Corvallis on efforts, progress, and challenges around addressing homelessness in Benton County. Join them and a panel of other experts at the Corvallis-Benton County library on March 18.

We kicked off the 2026 LULI last weekend, welcoming a diverse cohort of participants with extensive backgrounds and deep passions. We can't wait to see what this season holds, and we couldn't do this program without the support of East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and AARP Oregon

It's Sine Die! In our final episode of Legislative Tea, our Legislative Manager Cassie Wilson runs through the death of SB 1586 (Hillsboro supersiting) and the passage of HB 4153 (farm stores), as well as a host of other bills and budget items we tracked this session: youtu.be/5oTBoXvYRDs

Thanks to you, legislators did not move forward with SB 1586. THANK YOU for your consistent advocacy on preventing corporate land grabs of some of the best farm land in the world. You packed hearing rooms and submitted nearly 900 pieces of written testimony! You showed up and it mattered.

After the first week of short session, we've seen a slew of bills concerning land use. Here's our overview of bills on housing, working lands, transportation, and wildfire. After this week, if these bills aren't scheduled for a work session, they are dead. See more: friends.org/news/2026/1/...

1000 Friends has launched the Housing Solutions Center, a publicly accessible online hub designed to help advocates, policy makers, developers, and community members support affordable, accessible, and environmentally responsible housing solutions across Oregon. HousingSolutionsOregon.org

3 WAYS TO TAKE ACTION against a blatant corporate land grab. LC 237 aims to bring 1,700 acres of farmland into Hillsboro's UGB and extend tax breaks to billionaire corporations that can easily pay their fare share. Join us in protecting this irreplaceable farmland. Here's how:

Join legislative manager Cassie Wilson, working lands policy director Jim Johnson, and associate director Mary Kyle McCurdy during our annual legislative preview where they'll walk through the most pressing land use bills we'll be watching this short session.

Applications for the 2026 Land Use Leadership Initiative are now open! Apply by January 30 for this four-month leadership cohort that will dive into the most pressing land use issues currently facing Oregon: friends.org/luli

It's time for Transit Talks ... After Dark. Our guest @councilormorillo.bsky.social talks with Cassie Wilson about safety, support for 30% of Oregonians who are non-drivers, and her experiences as a transit-dependent person. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkj4...

TriMet announced their proposal for service cuts to address their budget shortfall. The proposed cuts could have major impacts on accessing medical facilities, as well as worsening already poor north-south transit options. TriMet is looking for feedback. Head to trimet.org/servicecuts to share.

Two generous donors (our friends at Organically Grown Co., and a board member farming in Washington County) have have stepped up with $4,000 in matching gifts in the final hours of Give!Guide, pushing our 2025 goal to $60,000. Help us get there before midnight tonight! giveguide.org/nonprofits/1...

From Portland to Grants Pass: 1000 Friends defends smart land use across the state. It's Big Culture Day! Donate $10 or more and you’ll be entered to win an incredible Southern Oregon getaway while supporting thriving communities across our state: https://giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends

Give $10+ to 1000 Friends of Oregon and you could win an amazing prize bundle from Atlas Tattoo, Midtown Beer Garden, and Music Millenium. Every donation fuels our work to protect Oregon’s working lands, forests, cities and neighbors. Donate now: https://giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends

Help us hit or $50,000 Give Guide goal! Donate to our partners at Crag Law Center to double your impact and chances at winning the Big Books Day grand prize (a $500 gift card to Powell's). Donate now: https://giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends

Let's stop pretending agriculture is a thing of the past. Our executive director Sam Diaz writes that a vision for an economy that supports all Oregonians includes farmers, ranchers, foresters, and land stewards across the state. Read the piece in Capital Press: capitalpress.com/2025/12/26/a...

As we head off for a restful holiday break, we want to leave you with some seasonal reading: our 2025 annual report! Thank you for making 2025 another great year to be an Oregonian. Check out the full report online now: https://friends.org/news/2025/12/2025-annual-report

It's Big Groceries Day! Donate $10+ via Give Guide for your chance to win $500 to New Seasons. Donate to our friends at COLT for another chance to win. You'll need a stylish tote to put all those fresh goods in, so if you donate $100+ to 1000 Friends, you'll get our exclusive soil map tote bag!

Why has Portland been able to do what San Francisco can’t? Bc of years of "big tent" organizing by @pnwelcome.bsky.social @1000oregon.bsky.social + lots more. by @xianleonard.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com

New Transit Talks! @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social heads to Salem to ride @cherriots.bsky.social with board vice president @iandavidson.bsky.social where they talk free transit for youth and statewide investment in public transportation. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_l...

While 1000 Friends of Oregon applauds the vision of the State Legislature and the hard work of the Land Conservation and Development Commission on these OHNA rules, we must remember this win was made possible by the thousands of Oregonians who have long demanded real housing solutions.

Thanks for coming to our first-ever Oregon Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market! Community support for local farmers and artists makes Oregon an amazing place to live. We hope you got your fill of produce, local crafts, food, treats, and more! #holidaymarket #portlandOR #ShopSmall

TODAY! Come shop a curated group of local farmers, artists, and makers during our Oregon Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market. Join us at ADX Portland from 4-7, support local businesses, and enjoy a cozy and festive atmosphere. Plus wine tasting, cocoa, and snacks! #Portland #HolidayMarket

This #GivingTuesday, support our work safeguarding Oregon's land use system that protects our state's high-quality farmland, forests, and watersheds. You could win Give!Guide basketball prize packs. Donations of $50+ could win a summer CSA share from Stoneboat Farm! giveguide.org/nonprofits/1...

#SmallBusinessSaturday! Meet Ben Deumling, manager of Zena Forest Products, and one of Oregon's family foresters. They steward one of the last blocks of white oak in the Willamette Valley, and embrace biodiversity to ensure the forest's longevity. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/3SEv50Xz8j1

On this episode of Transit Talks for Trans Day of Remembrance, @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social rode Line 52 with @evieevolving.bsky.social to talk about advocacy and transit and the Equal Rights for All ballot measure. Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6n...

On this @wweek.com Give!Guide Big Give Day, we're proud to highlight the work of our partner @uniteoregon.bsky.social! Economic justice is deeply interconnected with land justice, transportation access, and housing affordability. (1/2)

Good morning from the Oregon Transportation Commission! The gang's all here once again in public testimony - @1000oregon.bsky.social's @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social, Verde's @indinmkng.bsky.social, @cityobservatory.bsky.social, @chrissmith.us + @aortarail.org's Doug Allen all speaking

It's Big Garden Day! Donate $10 or more to 1000 Friends of Oregon today and you’ll be entered to win a $500 gift card to Portland Nursery. Your support helps 1000 Friends protect the land that sustains us all–from working farms and forests to thriving communities across the state.

It's Big Flights Day! Donate $10 or more via Give!Guide and you could win this prize pack: - A waterfall tour flight from Envi Adventures $250 to Le Pigeon, Canard, and Flor Wines A night at Shift Vacation Rentals' Alberta Street home Tickets to Oregon Ballet Theatre giveguide.org/nonprofits/1...

Save the date! We're excited to bring together farmers, food makers, artists, and crafters for the Oregon Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market! Join us on Dec. 3 for an evening of local bounty and creativity. Shop from a curated group for your gifting needs, and enjoy local wine, coffee, cocoa and more

Congratulations Paloma Ayala for winning our Working Lands Photo Contest! She sent this image of an orchard in Mosier, and said: "I’ve been capturing images of these orchards from various angles for the past 15 years, which has deepened my appreciation for their changing seasons and natural beauty."

I’m at the launch of Oregon’s design competition for sunlight suite buildings - neighborhood-scale mulifamily buildings designed around one central staircase. “This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.

Wow! We're seeing great support for Oregon's farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, and forest land managers at this critical time. Keep those letters coming, friends! Fill out your letter (we also have pre-filled options) at: engage.friends.org/lcdc-2025

Last chance! We want to see your photos showcasing Oregon's farms, ranches, and working lands. Send in your entries for a chance to win a brand-new Tamron lens and be featured on our statewide postcard! friends.org/photo-contest

Our affiliate conference is coming up ! Join us Friday, November 7 at Oregon State University for a full day of learning and collaboration with fellow land use advocates. Learn more and register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUWSsltXFmsz_mBCyLRVyw9cFJw0oRxxH-ZEhlPVkz4IW1-w/viewform

Oregon’s farms, ranches & forest lands are at risk because the sprawl industry is exploiting loopholes in our existing land use laws. Show your support for our farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, and forest land managers. Send a letter to LCDC using our pre-filled form: https://engage.friends.org/lcdc

Get ready for Cider Fest, a celebration of giving back and sharing what we have! This great community event will take place on on Saturday, October 25 from 1-3 pm at Leaven Community Center (5431 NE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97211) in northeast Portland 🎃 More details below! (1/3) 👇

Calling all Oregon land use advocates! 🏞️ Join us Nov 6 to 7 for the Affiliate Conference: workshops, networking, and celebrating our community. Register by Oct 21. Spots are limited: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Here's a transit hot take from Jordan Del Valle Tonoian on our latest episode of Transit Talks with @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social Full episode here: youtu.be/gy0et6D0aC8?... #WeekWithoutDriving