Torrey Pines Conservancy

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

We started with 20 benches and one very special location remains to be commemorated. We call this the meditation bench, located in a peaceful, shady oak grove on North Fork Trail in the southern most part of the Reserve. Interested in reserving this bench and adding a custom bronze plaque to show your love for the Reserve? Check out torreypines.org/bench or email us at [email protected].

(handsome model not included😜)

📸 | Richard Gulley

08/18/2026

The Extension could have been condos were it not for the neighbors, nature lovers, and activists who simply wouldn’t take no for an answer! They lobbied the state and launched an unprecedented fundraising drive to match state funds to buy the land and entrust it to the State Parks system. We want to collect those stories to honor the people and record the history for the next generation. See the link in our bio to participate.

08/06/2026

Don’t know if this is the biggest Torrey pine tree in the Reserve, but it definitely makes a statement. Any guesses on where this beauty lives?

08/03/2026

Join the Torrey Pines Docent Society and CSULB Shark Lab at Torrey Pines North Beach for the Mobile Shark exhibit, a fun and educational info session for the whole family, 10am-2pm on Aug 15. Meet us next to the Beach and Lagoon Info Kiosk.

07/29/2026

Coming to North Beach soon: a brand new hydration station, featuring accessible drinking fountains and a water filling station for the public, courtesy of Torrey Pines Conservancy and California State Parks SD

Stay hydrated, San Diego. 💦

07/22/2026

One of the best views in the Reserve from Ellen Browning Scripps Overlook. 🌅

07/18/2026

We were so lucky to host professor of marine biology and head of CSULB Shark Lab Dr. Chris Lowe for a talk to the Torrey Pines community this week. We got an insightful update on California’s coastal shark population, including our nursery right here at Torrey Pines Stare Beach! Unfortunately, State funding for this work ends in September, so the Shark Lab really needs OUR help. Follow the Lab, visit their site and consider making a donation today.

Also, don’t miss:

The Shark Shack Mobile Exhibit
📅 Saturday, August 15
⏰ 10 am to 2 pm
📍 Torrey Pines North Beach (right next to the info kiosk)

06/17/2026

Some benches are just a place to rest. This one means a little more.

This month, we installed a new bench at South Fork Overlook, with sweeping views toward Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, and the Pacific. It was donated by longtime TPC member Ann Parode Dynes, in memory of her husband Robert Dynes, who passed away one year ago this month.

Bob was a physicist, a UC San Diego chancellor, and later president of the entire University of California system. But people who knew him remembered just as much his humor, his accessibility, and his genuine love for this community.

Ann has been a TPC member since 2017 and is a familiar face in La Jolla, where she spent decades as one of San Diego’s most respected attorneys. She served as President of both the San Diego County Bar Association and the Lawyers Club of San Diego, and as general counsel for UC San Diego, the same institution where Bob did some of his most important work.

It feels right that a bench honoring him sits here, looking out over the coast he called home.

If you’d like to honor someone you love in a place that will last, ask us about our bench program.

05/07/2026

BEST. DAY. EVER for this second grade class from who visited Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve today for a guided walk with Rachel, one of the extraordinary volunteer docents who do interpretive work for school groups, corporate teams, and the general public.

Teachers, thanks for signing up to make Torrey your classroom for the day!