by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 3, 2020 | Sustain, Enhance, Horticulture
Together the Balboa Park Conservancy’s team of leaders, staff, trustees, and volunteers bring a tremendous amount of expertise and passion to their work for the benefit of the park and its stakeholders. Their combined skills, experience, knowledge, and leadership...
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 | 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 | 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 | Sep 5, 2018 | Enhance, Partners, Volunteers, Community, Park Forest, Horticulture
Golden Hill will soon be shadier thanks to the latest tree-planting efforts carried out by the Balboa Park Conservancy as part of its urban forest initiative with the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department. On August 22, neighbors and volunteers joined...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 8, 2018 | Sustain, Enhance, Horticulture, Gardens
Balboa Park’s Alcazar Garden, formerly Los Jardines De Montezuma, was originally designed and planted in 1915 with an array of yellow and red blooming annuals to recall the colors of Spain. This signature garden has been replanted this month, using the...
