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 | 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 | 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 | Oct 27, 2017 | Sustain, Enhance, Studies and Reports, Park Forest
The Balboa Park Conservancy has received significant funding from the Johanna A. Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation toward its ongoing efforts to inventory all the trees across Balboa Park’s 1,200 acres. The $28,000 grant adds to funds already received from the San...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Oct 27, 2017 | Sustain, Partners, Volunteers, Park Forest
One of the most important things we can do as a community to reduce the carbon emissions contributing to global climate change is to plant and maintain healthy trees. A pillar of the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan is to increase the size of our urban forest...
