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....
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jun 24, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Botanical Building, Partners, Board Members
Dear Park Lover: I am delighted to share that thanks to the support and advocacy of California State Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assemblymember Todd Gloria, the upcoming year’s California state budget will include $8.26 million toward the restoration...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 26, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Partners, Community, Park Forest
A key component of the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan is to restore our dangerously deficient urban forest canopy by planting thousands of greenhouse gas-reducing, water-wise trees. Working closely with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, the Balboa...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 20, 2019 | Enhance, Envision, Partners, Community
Award Supports Workshop and Plan to Elevate Placemaking in San Diego The Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community program, in partnership with Project for Public Spaces, announced it has awarded a national grant to the Balboa Park Conservancy. Along with placemaking...
