1000 Friends of Oregon

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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