by Balboa Park Conservancy | Oct 9, 2020 | Sustain, Enhance, Envision, Partners, Organization News
On Friday, October 9, 2020, Friends of Balboa Park and the Balboa Park Conservancy co-hosted a Mayoral Forum with the Voice of San Diego, focused on the needs and future of Balboa Park. Both of our organizations are committed to serving the best interests of the park...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jul 29, 2020 | Sustain, Enhance, Partners, Horticulture, Gardens
After months of planning, partnering, and hard work, the Alcazar Garden has been restored to its 1935 glory for the benefit of millions of annual visitors to Balboa Park. The Balboa Park Conservancy is grateful to our many funders, park and city partners, and vendors...
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 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 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 | 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...
