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East Mesa: Balboa Park’s All Ages Playground

East Mesa: Balboa Park’s All Ages Playground

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Nov 3, 2020 | Community, Park Forest, Horticulture, Visitor Experience, Love Balboa Park

Finding outdoor activities during the winter months won’t be difficult for San Diego-area residents. Not with a backyard as big as Balboa Park. So big it comes complete with an 18-hole golf course, hundreds of acres of open space to roam, and dozens of facilities and...
The Gratitude Report 2019

The Gratitude Report 2019

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Dec 30, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Envision, Volunteers, Community, Studies and Reports

A Message from Tomás Herrera-Mishler, Conservancy President & CEO It’s so rewarding to see how incremental change can have a transformational impact—especially in Balboa Park. And while I’m consistently impressed with the caliber and quantity of work generated by...
Inaugural ‘Plant It Forward’ Tree-Planting Event Brings Community Together

Inaugural ‘Plant It Forward’ Tree-Planting Event Brings Community Together

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Nov 26, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Balboa Park Events, Partners, Volunteers, Community, Park Forest, Horticulture

On the morning of November 9, community members gathered at Morley Field near Jacaranda Place to honor the life and legacy of the “Mother of Balboa Park,” Kate Sessions, and plant 27 new trees. Honored as one of the park’s founders, Sessions (born Nov. 8, 1857) is the...

The Balboa Park Conservancy Supports Revitalization of Balboa Park Palisades

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Aug 1, 2019 | Enhance, Envision, Community

The following position statement and quote can be attributed to Tomás Herrera-Mishler, President and CEO of the Balboa Park Conservancy in San Diego, CA: The Balboa Park Conservancy supports the City of San Diego’s plan to revitalize the pedestrian plaza in the South...
Placemaking in Balboa Park Takes Center Stage in Community Conversation

Placemaking in Balboa Park Takes Center Stage in Community Conversation

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jul 31, 2019 | Enhance, Envision, Partners, Community

What can you do with an abandoned landfill? How would you create a sense of “arrival” at key entrances to Balboa Park? How might you connect Balboa Park’s cultural district to the West Mesa, an historic passive recreation area? Those were some of the questions posed...
New Park Benefactor Makes Immediate Impact to Restore Old Cactus Garden

New Park Benefactor Makes Immediate Impact to Restore Old Cactus Garden

by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jul 29, 2019 | Enhance, Partners, Volunteers, Community, Horticulture, Gardens

San Diego lawyer Joe Fisch has always loved Balboa Park, but it wasn’t until he retired about four years ago that he and his wife, Joyce Axelrod, began spending more time there. The Mission Hills resident moved to San Diego in 1959 and practiced law for 55 years....
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