1000 FRIENDS OF OREGON
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Mission Statement
1000 Friends of Oregon works with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas.
About This Cause
1000 Friends of Oregon was founded by Henry Richmond and Governor Tom McCall in 1974. The previous year, Governor McCall had signed Senate Bill 100 into law, creating Oregon's iconic land use planning system. He and a young attorney named Henry Richmond realized that the fledgling legislation would need a champion—or rather, 1000 champions—in order to truly thrive. Thus, 1000 Friends of Oregon was born. Since our inception, 1000 Friends of Oregon has worked to defend, protect, and adjust as needed the urban growth boundaries that surround Oregon’s 241 cities and towns. Over the years, this tool that is unique to Oregon, has proven essential to promoting connected communities and preventing sprawl into our natural landscapes. Ultimately, preserving what makes Oregon so special. Our state’s iconic natural treasures—rivers, lakes, forests, prairies, sagebrush, farms, deserts and woodlands—lie on one side of the line, while the other side holds the promise for the most livable, climate-resilient cities in America. One of our earliest victories was protecting 12,000 acres of Sauvie Island from sprawl development. Today that land continues to be used by a handful of family farmers whose harvests benefit hundreds of thousands of Oregonians each year. We also played a key role in the protection of iconic places like Smith Rock, Wallowa Lake, and the Metolius River. Land use is a critical tool for a comprehensive approach to two of the largest threats we face today: living with wildfires and creating community resilience in the face of climate change. 1000 Friends of Oregon advocated for key elements in Oregon’s first comprehensive wildfire preparedness and resiliency bill which passed earlier this year. Senate Bill 762 kickstarts an effort to modernize Oregon’s outdated and underfunded approach to wildfire risk assessment and planning through tools including the development of a statewide map of wildfire risk.