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The Oregon Coastal Futures Project is a project of
1000 Friends of Oregon, Oregon Downtown Development Association,
and
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

1000 Friends of Oregon is grateful for the following foundations' support of the Coastal Futures Project:

• Meyer Memorial Trust

• Collins Foundation

• Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust

• Goodman Foundation

• Over the River and Through the Woods Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

About the Oregon Coastal Futures Project

The Opportunity
The coast is one of Oregon’s greatest treasures.

Yet, as coastal communities continue to see an influx of both tourists and retirees, communities are facing large increases in traffic and the number of condominiums, second homes, resorts, and strip developments.

Meanwhile, many communities have seen unemployment rise and their local economies sour with the decline of traditional natural resource industries.

The changes happening on the coast are substantial, and provide a chance for citizens to work together to envision and create a vibrant future for coastal families and communities.

To take advantage of this opportunity, 1000 Friends of Oregon has launched the Oregon Coastal Futures Project in partnership with the Oregon Downtown Development Association and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition.

Project Description and Goals
Coastal Futures Project participants will work to promote:

• Vibrant, livable communities
• Productive rural landscapes
• Improved transportation choices
• Protection of scenic areas
• Sustainable economic development.

To achieve these aims, the Coastal Futures Project will:

• Sustain a four-year outreach effort in coastal communities;
• Provide educational resources;
• Organize three regional visioning forums;
• Organize a coastal summit;
• Provide design services for a community development project; and
• Establish a regional office of 1000 Friends of Oregon on the central coast.

Timeline
Now is the time to envision and work toward a better coastal future. The four-year Coastal Futures Project will be complete in December 2008.

The Project began in 2003 by interviewing a broad range of coastal leaders to identify opportunities and build alliances, and by looking at data on coastal trends in employment, transportation, natural resources, and more. As part of the project, 1000 Friends plans to open a regional office on the mid-coast.

As part of an outreach and education effort throughout the project, the Coastal Futures website has been launched and will be updated regularly with news and resources.

We are conducting public outreach throughout the project and in 2005 began holding a series of regional visioning forums, followed Design Action Team support of community development projects.

In 2005-2008, the project will work in selected communities to implement strategies developed through earlier work. Upon completion of the project, 1000 Friends expects to maintain its coastal office in order to support ongoing efforts to improve the livability of the coast, for Oregon’s coastal communities and our families, into the future.

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