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1000 Friends of Oregon

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Oregon's land use watchdog since 1974. We work to make this state a place Oregonians are proud to call home. linktr.ee/1000Friends

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Housing reform is coming to a city near you! If you live in Bend, you have an opportunity to influence the city’s housing planning choices — and help inform what types of homes are needed and where they should go. Take the 10 minute survey today: bendoregon.gov/departments/...
Modern dense townhomes over a background of a housing blueprint. Yellow and white text over the image reads: Bend needs your input. Take the housing needs survey by October 9.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did someone say party bus? 🚍🪩 On the next episode of Transit Talks, we cruise on one of Sandy's new electric buses with Rep. Lamar Wise, City of Sandy Transit Director Andi Howell, and Chief of Staff for District 48 Sarah Arbuckle. Coming soon! #publictransit #electricbus #sandyoregon
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Get your tickets while you still can! We're very excited to be the featured nonprofit for the Portland Timbers Environmental Awareness Day. To celebrate, we've collaborated with the Timbers on a special custom scarf that comes with tickets sold to the Aug. 19 game! Link in bio for tickets
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Are you a web wizard with an eye for design and a healthy obsession with organization? Submit a proposal to build our new website! We're looking for an individual or team that can design something slick, engaging, organized, and responsive. Respond to our RFP by Aug 10. friends.org/get-involved...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wildfire policy is economic policy. For Oregon’s economy to flourish, we must address climate change and its impacts—and that includes wildfire. This is posing a threat to the current and future prosperity of Oregon. Read more about how wildfire affects the economy: ow.ly/U07x50Zu37H
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We're Sightline Institute in Eugene for a Housing Advocacy Activation Happy Hour Aug 9 from 4-6 PM at @crowandcart.bsky.social Free food, good conversation, and a chance to get involved in Eugene's housing future. Come say hi! RSVP at the link in our bio.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
💽 Do you have thoughts, concerns, and/or lived experiences about data centers in Oregon? Express them to the Data Center Advisory Committee on June 2 during their final public listening session. This is the last major chance to have your voice heard. Meeting info here: ow.ly/OJj150Z5Kal
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Testify on Wednesday and advocate for affordable water rates with Together for an Affordable Portland. Portland City Council will be considering authorizing $525 million in bonds to partially fund the Bull Run filtration plant. Ratepayers will shoulder this burden. Learn more: Friends.org/TAP-in
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Join us on May 12 as we co-host an accessible housing webinar with Community Vision, AARP Oregon and Sightline Institute We'll unpack accessibility policies, explore common myths, and discuss why current standards are not meeting the needs of Oregon communities. Register: ow.ly/aV9050YPtur
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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!
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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-...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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
A background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. A black and white cutout of Paul Gerhardt Jr's head is over the background. White bold text reads: Apply now! Be our next Gerhardt internA background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. Yellow boxes with dark blue text read: Looking for hands-on experience in land use planning, housing, transportation, and climate-focused policy? Are you an undergrad or graduate student focused on planning or a related field?A background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. A yellow box with dark blue text reads: The Gerhardt internship at 1000 Friends of Oregon offers a unique opportunity to work alongside expert staff on real projects shaping Oregon's future. White text underneath the box reads: And it's paidA background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. A yellow box with dark blue text reads: 10-week paid internship (30 hours per week). $5500 stipend and limited travel support. Based in Portland but can work remotely. Apply by April 19
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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!
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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 19/03/2026
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-...
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How to get more elevators as we win more homes
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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: shorturl.at/tivS6
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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 Sofia@Friends.org
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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
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Bills died, bills passed: Oregon's legislative round up
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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.
Image of a green grassy field with a stack of hay bales and forest in the distance. Text over the photo reads: Thank you for your advocacy. SB 1586 is dead. For now, 1700 acres of the world's best farm land remain in rural reserves, and corporate land giveaways have been prevented
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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/...
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2026 Legislative Overview | 1000 Friends of Oregon
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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:
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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: giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends
A low mesa covered in greenery rises above rows of yellow blooming mustard plants, with a blue sky and scattered clouds behind the mesa. The bright yellow Oregon Cultural Trust logo is over the lower part of the photo with text that reads: Big Culture Day. Text at the top of the photo reads: Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable - Cesar A Cruz.A view of Ashland, Oregon, a quant small city with green rolling mountains in the background. The Ashland Springs Hotel logo is at the top of the image next to the Noble Fox logo and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival logo. White text over the image reads: It's the final big give day! Donate $10 or more for your chance to win: Two vouchers for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival plus a tour of OSF's production facility, a stay at the Ashland Springs Hotel, and $100 to Noble Fox.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
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: giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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: giveguide.org/nonprofits/1000friends
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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...
A photo of an orchard overlayed with an image of an article. The article title says: Aren't Oregon's farmers, ranchers, and stewards "Oregon business"?. A photo below the title is of four farmers on a ranch with mountains in the background.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
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: friends.org/news/2025/12/2025-annua…
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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!
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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 16/12/2025
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
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This liberal city sees San Francisco as a role model — for home building failure
While prices for starter homes in San Francisco have surged, Portland has seemingly found the key to produce “missing middle” houses for first-time buyers.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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...
An aerial view of Oregon farmland and forests. A blue box with text reads: Giving Tuesday. 95% of Oregon farms are family owned. "1000 Friends of Oregon supports Oregon farmers. Whether they're starting out like me or whether they've been farming for generations. We wouldn't have such great farmland so close to a city without them." - Tara Violetta Sun Moon Fields
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
#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: ow.ly/3SEv50Xz8j1
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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)
Partner spotlight: Unite Oregon. Economic justice is deeply interconnected with land justice, transportation access, and housing affordability. Together, 1000 Friends and Unite Oregon are building an Oregon where land, resources, and opportunity are shared equitably.
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No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 13/11/2025
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
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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.
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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...
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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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