1000 Friends of Oregon

Land managers in fire-prone areas – Oregon State University is temporarily offering their online courses Wildfire Preparedness In Agriculture and Agricultural Wildfire Behavior and Suppression at no cost. Links to register: workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/wildfir… workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/agricul…

Some #wildfire updates in #Oregon courtesy of @Salem_Statesman. statesmanjournal.com/story/news/202…

1000 Friends is saddened by the passing of Arnold Cogan – Oregon’s first planning coordinator, first Department of Land Conservation and Development director, and key figure in the passage of SB 100, the law that formalized Oregon’s land use system. ow.ly/MOs850Peohr

Gresham residents – the Department of Land Conservation and Development is seeking public input on the city's adopted Housing Production Strategy Report. You can send comments to DLCD at housing.dlcd@dlcd.oregon.gov now through Aug 10. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDLC…

Effective today, the Fire Danger Level on the Siuslaw National Forest is High. No public use restrictions are in place at this time. With the onset of warmer & drier temperatures help prevent wildfires by never leaving a campfire or hot coals unattended. ℹfs.usda.gov/main/siuslaw/f…

Comment opportunity for East Multnomah Co. residents re: a "drinking water filtration facility and communications tower ... with raw and finished water pipelines connecting to the existing Bull Run conduit system." Submit comments online by Thurs at 2. ow.ly/snQT50OYulY

An effort to override our urban growth boundaries failed on Sun., in a bill that sought problems where there weren't any. “There are thousands and thousands of acres inside UGBs,” says our Deputy Director, Mary Kyle McCurdy. “Cities have testified to this.”ow.ly/n8rj50OYohG

The Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office has a new website that offers tips on wildfire defense and a free consultation with local firefighting agencies, just in time for wildfire season. kezi.com/news/oregon-st…

Newport residents – the Department of Land Conservation and Development is seeking public input on the City of Newport's adopted Housing Production Strategy Report. You can send comments to DLCD at housing.dlcd@dlcd.oregon.gov now through July 31. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDLC…

Last week, with full passage of SB 406, Tillamook County voluntary opted in to Oregon's HB 2001 (2019), requiring allowance of diverse and affordable middle housing in residential zones. We applaud the county and its cities for choosing to participate in this program.

We're glad Oregon's Senate stalemate lifted today. Many good bills have been imperiled during the past 6 weeks, and we hope that among the crush to pass legislation in the days left, bills to protect and further our land use system will pass without delay. ow.ly/JRGB50OPX9O

Tonight at 5:30! Eugene's Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities Parking Reform project planning commission hosts a work session. Get the meeting packet, plus access and public comment info: ow.ly/CFQF50OKNPU. A public hearing will follow on June 27.

Love the Oregon coast? Learn about our beaches and dunes, and how the land use program keeps them open to all, at DLCD's King Tide Talks – now thru Sept across the coast and valley. Next up is Astoria this Friday. oregonkingtides.net/events/

Middle housing – duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, cottage clusters – are crucial to addressing our housing crisis. Thanks to @RTB_Cheerful for showing the power of Portland's Residential Infill Project championed by our @pdx4all. reasonstobecheerful.world/portland-housi…

Join us as we reflect on this legislative session in our Member-Only 2023 Oregon Legislative Recap on Jun 27, in Beaverton at @VernierST and on Zoom. Click to become a member and attend. Current members: contact lauren@friends.org to register. ow.ly/GbBI50OI8cW

"This bridge can be a transformational connection for our region, but we need legislators to flesh out a budget proposal and Senate Republicans must return to finish the job," writes @justcrossingall. If not, we may lose out on billions in federal funds. ow.ly/jjAT50OFXHn

We support HB 2980, which provides middle-income-housing developers a financing bridge so developments pencil out. The housing is for people making 60–120% AMI – families who do not qualify for subsidized housing but are priced out of the private market. ow.ly/nwUi50OEFJH

From @CaseyKulla, another farmer in favor of programs that will help Oregon's farmers, forest managers, and ranchers in the face of climate change, like Senate Bill 530. ow.ly/wL9s50OuP1n

Join us tomorrow from 12-2 at the Oregon State Capitol Park in Salem to celebrate the 50th anniversary of SB 100, the land use law that started it all. This DLCD event will have guest speakers, giveaways, music, and more. ow.ly/KtPZ50OuR3Y

Join us Wednesday, May 24 on the @portland_state campus for a lecture & luncheon featuring @MCPLynnPeterson, @oregonmetro council president and author of "Roadways for People: Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering." trec.pdx.edu/events/ann-nil…