Part I of Friends of Trees' 20th anniversary slide show includes scenes from the nonprofit's 20-year history as well as before and after images spanning 20 years.

1. Scenes From Our First 20 Years

2. Founding Board Member Beth Stout & Founder Richard Seidman

3. Young planters, January 1990

4. Early Friends of Trees staffers Executive Director Richard Seidman, Development Director David Manhart, & Program Director Mary Rose Navarro

5. Metro Councilor Ed Washington (now a Friends of Trees board member) & Mayor Vera Katz, 1994

6. Richard Seidman, Strong Roots, 1996

7. First Year of Seed the Future Campaign (Photo by Julie Keefe)

8. From left, Board Member Barb Scharff, Executive Director Lin Harmon-Walker, PGE’s Wayne Lei & Dave Johnson

9. John Ciminello, Starlight Parade 1996

10. Mary Harrell in Starlight Parade, 1996

11. Grand Floral Parade 1996

12. Max Grover, designer of Seed the Future artwork, signing poster for Wayne Lei, 1996 (Photo by Linda Kliewer)

18. Malia Robinson, March 20, 1997 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

19. End of Season 1997: Portland City Forester Brian McNerney, back left; U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, back center; Lin Harmon-Walker to his left; Charlie Hales, front & center (Photo by Linda Kliewer)

20. Starlight Parade 1998: from left, Former Board Member Mike Reid, Mary Harrell, City Commissioner Jim Francesconi & longtime float-builder Bobbi Waggoner

21. Woodlawn-Piedmont Planting, February 1999

22. Earth Day 1999

23. Overlook Planting, 2000: Longtime Volunteer & Former Board Member Jim Gersbach on left

24. Planting 144,000 th tree of Seed the Future Campaign. From left, City Commissioner Jim Francesconi, Neighborhood Trees Manager Chad Honl, and City Commissioner Charlie Hales

25. Mission Accomplished: 144,000 th tree is planted. From left, Chad Honl, Mary Harrell, Wayne Lei, Executive Director Jane Foreman, Barb Scharff. Jim Francesconi center right, Charlie Hales far right.

27. End of Seed the Future Celebration, April 12, 2001 Friends of Trees exceeded 144,000 goal, planting 157,000 trees.

28. Planting Tree of Hope in memory of those lost on 9-11, Fall 2001

29. Kelly School Planting, Springwater Corridor, 2000

30. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2002 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

31. Youth TreeCorps, 2002

32. Crew Leader Training, 2002

33. Gift Tree Planting, Memorial Park, Wilsonville, 2003 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

34. Yard Tree Giveaway, 2003 Longtime Volunteer Karen Williams in center

35. Trillium Creek

36. Montavilla Neighborhood, 2003

37. Mt. Tabor Planting, 2004 (Photo by Mandy Green)

38. Gift Tree Planting, 2005 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

39. Natural Area Restoration Staffers Ryan Durocher & Anil Devnani accept Clark County Sammy Award, 2004

40. Jim Gersbach giving tour of NE Ainsworth Linear Arboretum, 2004 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

41. Resting after restoration at Three Creeks, Clackamas

42. Executive Director Scott Fogarty backing to the edge at Opal Creek Wilderness during staff retreat 2005

43. Ecoroof Spearheaded by Ryan Durocher First planting on left, 2005 – Replanting on right, 2009

44. Fun Run 2006: Winner David Terris, & event organizer & current Board Vice President Paul Garrahan (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

45. Vancouver Crew Leader Training, 2008

46. Staff Retreat at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, 2009

47. Verde Partners & Neighborhood Trees Manager Whitney Dorer, 2008

48. I-205 & Montavilla Neighborhood, Jan. 2009 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

49. Green Space Specialist Betsy Lattig with volunteers, 2009

50. Outside In Partners, Summer 2009

51. Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Grey to Green Initiative Partners Canvassing Team, 2009

52. Neighborhood Trees Specialist Elizabeth Elbel in 1989, second from left, third row down. Boise-Eliot Principal & Founding Board Member Betty Campbell, third from left, bottom row.

53. Nov. 6, 2009 Oregonian story about the tree Friends of Trees helped Elizabeth and her classmates plant 20 years ago

54. Board Member Nancy Buley with U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer at National Arbor Day Foundation Conference in Portland, Nov. 9-11, 2009

55. Friends of Trees’ New Web Site, created by Chijo Takeda, Dogpaw Studio, Fall 2009

56. Before & After Green Space Initiative

57. Memorial Park Gift Tree Planting 2003 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

58. Memorial Park, 2009

59. Memorial Park Gift Tree Planting 2003

60. Memorial Park, 2009

61. Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, 2003 Springwater Corridor

62. Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Summer Caretaking 2003

63. Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, 2009

64. Springwater Corridor off SE Foster, 2002

65. Springwater Corridor off SE Foster, 2009

66. Spring Mountain, Clackamas, 2009 When we planted in 2003, the area was devoid of vegetation and a thick jute matting was installed to stabilize the bank and hold the soil in place. Friends of Trees planted in and around the jute matting with bare root and live stake plants. Many of those plants are now the trees we see that are 12 feet or more in height! - Logan Lauvray, Green Space Manager

67. Spring Mountain, 2009

68. Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge, 2000

69. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2009

70. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2002 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

71. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2009

72. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Gift Tree Planting, 2003 (Photo by Mark DuBose)

73. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2009

74. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2009

75. Before & After Neighborhood Trees

76. Woodstock Library, 1991

77. Woodstock Library, 2009

78. Bridlemile Elementary, 2003

79. Bridlemile Elementary, 2009

80. Goose Hollow, 2007 (before)

81. Goose Hollow, 2007 (after)

82. Goose Hollow, 2007 (before)

83. Goose Hollow, 2007 (after)

84. Goose Hollow, 2007 (before)

85. Goose Hollow, 2007 (after)

86. Mississippi Ave., 2002 (Photo by Chijo Takeda)

87. Mississippi Ave., 2009

88. Alameda Elementary School Planting, 1994

89. Alameda Elementary School, 2009

90. Alberta Street (before)

91. Alberta Street (after)

92. SE Stark Street, after planting in 2008

93. Mary Harrell with 144,000 th tree, 2009

94. Armstrong & Hedge Maples planted in 1995 4274 SE Morrison

95. Chancellor Lindens planted in 1995 3114 SE 19th Ave.

96. Flowering Ashes planted in 1996 2542 SE 33rd Ave.

97. Hedge Maple planted in 1996 2302 SE 37 th Ave.

98. Maples planted 1989 1932 NE Ridgewood Dr.

99. Maple planted in 1989 2514 NE Mason

100. Thundercloud Plums planted in 1990 1808 NE Knott

101. Sugar Maple planted in 1995 4111 E. Burnside

102. Sugar Maple planted in 1995