by Balboa Park Conservancy | Sep 25, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Partners
The Balboa Park Conservancy was recently selected as one of only five urban park organizations to participate in the first-ever Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks’ Partnerships Lab program. The program leverages the resources and expertise of the...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Sep 20, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Botanical Building, Horticulture, Gardens
We are pleased to report that the restoration of the welcome gallery of Balboa Park’s iconic Botanical Building will be funded in part by a $257,668 grant from the federal Save America’s Treasures grant program, which requires a dollar-for-dollar match in private...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Sep 9, 2019 | Enhance, Envision, Partners
The Balboa Park Conservancy, the City of San Diego’s nonprofit partner that sustains, enhances and advocates for Balboa Park, has been selected as one of just five urban park organizations across the country to participate in the Central Park Conservancy Institute for...
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...
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....
