Join us for a film screening and Q&A that promises to ignite meaningful discussions on environmental stewardship and sustainable policies: “An Oregon Story: Saving Our Beaches, Farmland, and More” at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland on May 9. Produced by Jim Gilbert and directed by Joe Wilson, this documentary celebrates Oregon's conservation legacy. It showcases Oregon's journey to becoming a beacon for harmonious living, working, farming, and recreation, thanks to the innovative efforts of Oregon’s land use system. Get tickets now, and stick around for a post-screening Q&A with the filmmaker and experts, with support from cohosts 1000 Friends of Oregon, Crag Law Center, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, and Oregon League of Conservation Voters. https://lnkd.in/gneAkwft #Oregon #Oregonian #OregonLandUse #LandUse
1000 Friends of Oregon
Public Policy Offices
Portland, OR 1,323 followers
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If you've ever picked fruits or vegetables on Sauvie Island or in the Hood River Valley, experienced the unspoiled majesty of Smith Rock or the dunes at Cannon Beach, or enjoyed one of Oregon's world famous wines, then you've personally experienced the benefits that land use planning has brought to Oregon. If not for land use planning, many of Oregon's most productive and beautiful rural areas would be overrun by sprawl. Or if you've ever enjoyed a day walking and shopping in a thriving downtown or business district in any of Oregon's communities – from Eugene and Portland to Bend, La Grande and Ashland – you've seen what the land use system can do for our cities and towns, too. The 1973 passage of Senate Bill 100, which created our innovative land use planning system, was one of Oregon's great bipartisan political achievements. As historic as that effort was, Governor Tom McCall understood that, to be successful, Oregon needed a citizen watchdog group to ensure that local decisions reflected the voices of Oregonians and not those of special interests. So Governor McCall, along with a young lawyer named Henry Richmond, created 1000 Friends of Oregon. Oregonians had a new champion to fight for them. Since 1975, 1000 Friends of Oregon has defended productive Oregon landscapes and the families they support, while promoting the qualities community, economy, and environment that have made Oregon such a special place to live. 1000 Friends has been there every step of the way. We've been doing it for fifty years and we'll be at it for at least fifty more. No other organization does what we do for Oregon.
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- Portland, OR
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- land use planning, food systems, citizen involvement, urban growth boundaries, agricultural lands, forest lands, housing, transportation, Oregon, and food systems
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Detached carriage homes or accessory dwelling units (ADUs) represent an important part of solving the housing availability and affordability problem for so many Oregonians (along with catalytic infrastructure for infill, more staff and funding for faster permitting, and missing middle housing options). We’re proud to have researched, organized, and advocated for rewriting our zoning rules in cities and towns across Oregon to open up more housing options. This surgical focus on solving our housing crisis increases our chances of being successful and offers us a win-win approach. These approaches put our values into action. Rewriting these rules also requires the hard, focused work to implement them. We’re grateful to see this resource to help people understand the opportunities we have right in our own backyards. Please take a look, reshare, and share this resource with your local officials if they don’t have a resource like this.
We are pleased to offer plans for detached ADUs that meet certain building code requirements. They also support the City’s housing goals and our bureau’s equity goals. These free plans were generously provided by the City of Eugene, whose assistance we greatly appreciate. Homeowners considering building a detached ADU can use these plans and save time in the permitting process. More information is available at https://lnkd.in/gexWKXsY.
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A new normal requires us to come together to adapt so that we take care of every person during more frequent and severe disasters. We’re glad to see this resource offered to emergency professionals for free. Please share far and wide.
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This Earth Day, we're honoring one of Oregon's land use icons. We are so thankful for Nancie Peacocke Fadeley’s advocacy in the legislature and her support for our work. Nancie is perhaps best known for chairing Oregon’s House Committee on Land Use and the Environment the year that Senate Bill 100 passed into law. Without Nancie's leadership, Oregon's one-of-a-kind land use planning system might never have existed, and 1000 Friends wouldn't be here today. Nancie passed away on April 7, at age 93, leaving behind a legacy that’s nearly unparalleled in Oregon for its impact on the way we live, work, and interact with the lands around us. We can’t imagine a better day than Earth Day to commemorate a brilliant leader’s inspiring, lasting life’s work that reached well beyond land use. Join us in honoring Nancie: https://lnkd.in/gzgWpJKM 📷 by Lauren Creany, 2023
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An Oregon Story! As we celebrate the weekend leading up to Earth Day 2024, 1000 Friends is excited to partner with the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, and Crag Law Center to co-host the showing of the documentary, An Oregon Story! Join us on Thursday evening, May 9, at 6:30 pm. You'll hear some behind-the scenes stories from one of the filmmakers, Jim Gilbert. After the film, you'll have a chance to hear the latest on land conservation and development issues from a panel of community leaders. Big thank you to Jim Gilbert and Joe Wilson who independently produced, directed, and created the documentary. Get your tickets today! https://lnkd.in/gneAkwft Enjoy the trailer on the film's website: https://lnkd.in/gKFmhA_t
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On French Prairie farmland, trucks dumped more than 300 loads of potentially hazardous material into an open pit, formed by damming a tributary to the Willamette River, before concerned neighbors and advocacy organizations like ours stepped in to stop the operation. The companies contracting the trucks thought the operation was legal. It wasn't. Now, the violations keep stacking up, and the owner is seeking to comply with state agencies so that the dumping can continue in the middle of our most fertile agricultural land. Earth Day celebrates the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency to tackle environmental problems, honor the planet’s environment, and raise public awareness about pollution. Flagrant violations like this are now more rare in Oregon – and more astonishing – thanks to these fundamental protections. Read on to learn more about this community win. https://lnkd.in/gjGD4BA2 📷 by Scott Chambers
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One of Washington County’s largest employers, Intel, is requesting permission to more than double their current carbon emissions. 1000 Friends of Oregon has stepped in, providing public comment to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality – alongside our partners NEIGHBORS FOR CLEAN AIR, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School, Save Helvetia, Sierra Club of Oregon, Oregon Environmental Council, Beyond Toxics, Verde, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. In early 2024, Intel announced a plan to invest more than $36 billion in the facility, with $8.5 billion in federal taxpayer dollars coming from the CHIPS and Science Act. The federal funding adds to the $115 million in state taxpayer dollars for Intel’s semiconductor expansions. That’s quite a lot of taxpayer money potentially funding dangerous pollution in their community, and local residents are concerned. Learn more about the situation: https://lnkd.in/gc7eTPDg *** 📸 by Faun Hosey
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Thirty-five days. Thirty land use bills. More than 2,200 emails and calls with our elected officials. The 2024 legislative session tested us but, in true form, 1000 Friends of Oregon supporters joined together to make life better for all Oregonians by strengthening our land use system. We pushed for proactive solutions, like sustained funding to support working lands stewards and a study to build commuter rail between the Portland metro area and Salem. We also knew we had to defend our nimble, data-driven urban growth boundary process from luxury developers and real estate interests seeking to create untested, rubber-stamp processes. But those were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to the 2024 short session. Visit our website for the full recap: https://lnkd.in/gaNgBVQF
2024 Legislative Recap
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Transportation wonks take note: This interview from the BIKEPORTLAND shed is essential watching. The latest report from transportation and disability rights advocate Cassie Wilson (and last year's 1000 Friends of Oregon Gerhardt Intern) is already leading us into the 2025 legislative session. The impeccable work in her report demonstrates just how much we cannot successfully, equitably make our next moves without understanding how things went for the last bill – especially whose voices got heard in the decision-making. As Jonathan Maus puts it: "The 60-page report is an excellent, insider’s look at the sausage-making that led to HB 2017, what that package did (and didn’t do), and what Oregon’s next big funding bill should include. And that’s just the start of what you can learn by reading it."
Interview with Cassie Wilson, author of a new report that's required reading for transportation advocates
https://bikeportland.org
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We’re honored and excited to lead one of the sessions for the Movement Education Course for activists, organizers, and policymakers. Check it out, register, and share!
🚝 🚲 🔌 Movement Education Announcement 🌞 🌻 🌲 A Green New Deal for Portland: A Movement Education Course for Activists, Organizers, and Policymakers Course Description: The Green New Deal is a huge, generational idea still waiting to find full expression in political spaces, policy, law, and collective action. We believe that a Green New Deal must be based on principles of racial, gender, worker, international, and intergenerational justice. The Green New Deal must also create new institutions that embody these principles, transform existing institutions that could still be useful, and transition away from those that are impediments to a just future. To that end, we are offering a free course to discuss the prospects of a Green New Deal for Portland, Oregon, and to empower residents to shape the future of the city. Schedule: April 24 - Our Present Moment May 1 - Green New Deal Economics (Co-Facilitated by Mitchell Green, Ph.D., Energy Economist) May 8 - Green New Deal Policy, Frameworks (Co-Facilitated by Samuel Diaz, Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon) May 15 - Green New Deal Policy, Specifics (remote only) May 22 - Organizing and Building Power (Co-Facilitated by Damon Motz-Storey, Executive Director of the Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club) May 29 - Into the Future *Schedule may change and Co-Facilitators may be added Facilitator: Nick Caleb, J.D., LL.M. Climate and Energy Attorney, Breach Collective Time: 5:30-7:30 PM PST. Place: The Rebuilding Center, 3625 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227 & Zoom (registration link - https://lnkd.in/gDb7dHUy) & Discord Server (invite link - https://lnkd.in/ge2iv9kP)
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