Our Mission

Friends of Polk County, Oregon, seeks to conserve and protect farm and forest lands which form the resource base of Polk County, to maintain the health and livability of our communities in the face of increasing population, and to preserve the quality of life we presently enjoy. These objectives are achieved in part through involvement in the following activities:

• Preservation and enhancement of the statewide land-use planning system by, for example, contact with individual legislators, testifying at committee hearings, and providing information to the media.
• Education of the public about land-use issues and their importance to livability, the local farm and forest economy, and the cost and efficiency of local government, through media contact, work shops, and forums.
• Improvement and strengthening of local land-use regulations through participation in citizen's advisory committees and planning commissions.
• Monitoring local land-use decisions at the county and city levels to ensure compliance with regulations and ordinances.
• Organizing opposition to proposals, regulations, and decisions not consistent with our objectives.