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...
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...
