Oregon is made for October, Friend.

Maybe it's our millions of acres of just-harvested fields and vineyards. Maybe it's the way we Oregonians would rather feel the rain on our faces than carry an umbrella. Maybe it's the golden boughs of Oregon's acorn-laden native oaks. Maybe it's all the flannel and beards.

From the corn mazes of Sauvie Island to the orchards of Hood River's Fruit Loop to the start of ski season across the Cascades, October might just the be most Oregon-y month of the year. Where else can you take the whole family to watch costumed adventurers paddle across a lake using actual giant pumpkins as boats?

Here at 1000 Friends, October means working to protect all these beautiful parts of Oregon.

We are actively monitoring land use cases in seven different counties, with several more waiting in the wings. We are putting together the program for our Affiliates and Allies Conference. We are preparing for election day in the Metro area by supporting Measure 26-203, a.k.a. Nature for All. We're graduating a new class of our Land Use Leadership Initiative. We're working with communities in towns and cities across Oregon on their transportation and housing needs. We're sharing Oregon's trailblazing land use policy by speaking at housing conferences from California to Wisconsin. And so much more.

None of this would be possible without your support. Thank you!

For Oregon,

Executive Director