by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jan 7, 2020 | Volunteers, Visitor Experience
New year, new chance to love Balboa Park in more and different ways! Are you getting the most out of your park? Here are some ideas to mix things up in 2020: 1. Find a new spot in the park to visit for the first time. Grab the family and head out for a picnic in an...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Dec 30, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Envision, Volunteers, Community, Studies and Reports
A Message from Tomás Herrera-Mishler, Conservancy President & CEO It’s so rewarding to see how incremental change can have a transformational impact—especially in Balboa Park. And while I’m consistently impressed with the caliber and quantity of work generated by...
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 | 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 | Jan 22, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Volunteers
The Balboa Park Conservancy is proud to announce that it has been certified by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as a Service Enterprise. Service Enterprise certification is a very prestigious accomplishment and...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jan 2, 2019 | Sustain, Enhance, Envision, Volunteers, Community, Studies and Reports
A Message from Tomás Herrera-Mishler, Conservancy President & CEO For such a young organization, the Balboa Park Conservancy has made incredible impact executing mission-driven initiatives. While this is something to be proud of, it’s really YOU I’m...
