by Balboa Park Conservancy | Mar 1, 2021 | Community, Visitor Experience, Love Balboa Park
Inspired Locals Put Park Spin on a Classic Song Balboa Park Conservancy members are a special group, always seeking creative ways to express their love for one of the greatest cultural parks in the world. Father and daughter team Ray and Renee Yomtob recently took...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
