The northeast part of French Prairie, south of Wilsonville along the I-5 corridor, is the area under the greatest pressure for development.  This includes Langdon Farms Golf Course and the land north of the Aurora Airport, all of which is once again being considered for commercial/industrial development by real estate developers and the Klamath Tribe.  If this should happen, this “door way to French Prairie” could open, allowing significant development along I-5, and taking out large quantities of agricultural land in the process.
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French Prairie is a historic term coined to describe the north end of the Willamette Valley east of the Pudding River, originally settled by French Canadians in the 1820’s and 1830’s. The prairie was used for millennia by native Kalapuya people, and was the first portion of the state of Oregon settled by non-natives. French Prairie generally describes the area bordered on the west and north by the Willamette River, reaching east to the Pudding River at Aurora and south toward Salem. Learn More.

French Prairie contains some of the highest quality farmland in the continental United States and the most available groundwater in the state.  It is one of the areas surrounding Metro Portland under the most developmental pressure, and has been designated “Foundation Agricultural Land” by the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture. Learn More.

French Prairie is a historic term coined to describe the north end of the Willamette Valley, originally settled by French Canadians in the 1820’s and 1830’s. It was the first portion of the state of Oregon settled by non-natives and contains some of the highest quality farmland and the most available groundwate in the state. French Prairie generally describes the area bordered on the west and north by the Willamette River, reaching east to the Molalla River at Canby and south toward Salem. Learn More.