We are one of Oregon’s oldest land-use advocacy groups. Since 1977, our mission has been to protect farm, forestland, watersheds and the livability of our urban and rural communities through advocacy, education and monitoring land use processes and decision. The Hood River Valley remains an incredibly desirable place to live and it takes people who care to keep it THRIVING. Whether we’re preventing sprawl into our farm lands, opposing destination resorts on Mt. Hood’s wild side or applying sound land use and smart growth practices to keep our urban and rural communities vibrant – it all takes planning, vision, and citizen participation which is the very core of the Oregon Land Use system. Our work can be categorized into 3 buckets: 1) farms & forests, 2) livability and 3) wild places.