2023 Jewel Award | La Jolla Landmark Group


Pictured Left to Right: Meredith Baratz, Brenda Fake, Jana Farella, Shannon Smith, and Meg Davis.

“tireless and innovative work to rejunenate this la jolla icon for the enjoyment of residents and vistiors alike” - la jolla historical society

In October 2023, Friends of Coast Walk Trail accepted the Jewel Award for preservation for its ongoing efforts to preserve the trail. The Jewel Awards “honor those who have rehabilitated, restored or preserved historic properties around town.” FOCWT President, Brenda Fake included that within the past ten years, 2,500 native plants have been planted to mitigate soil erosion, along with trail cleanups, trail resurfacing projects and replacement of barriers and erosion control products, all involving the community.

2022 Orchid Award | San Diego Architectural Foundation


“coast walk trail is a national treasure… it is also a neighborhood gem, embraced by those fortunate to live nearby and benefit from its refereshment and beauty.” - san diego architectural foundation

In October of 2022, Coast Walk Trail received an award for landscape architecture at the San Diego Architectural Foundation’s annual awards ceremony. Since 1975, Orchids & Onions has raised awareness and appreciation for projects that have contributed the improvement and quality of life in San Diego. The foundation names Coast Walk Trail as a “national treasure that was designated a historic cultural landscape by the city of San Diego in 1990” according to the Architectural Foundation.

 

 2022 SOHO Award | Friends of Coast Walk Trail

Pictured Left to Right: Brenda Fake, Dr. Paul Teirstein, Carolyn Edds, and Erin McConkey.

a historic gem preserved by local volunteers

Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO) recognized Friends of Coast Walk Trail for their endless efforts to preserve and repair the trail, by awarding the organization with the Cultural Landscape Restoration Award.

The Friends of Coast Walk Trail (FOCWT) were honored this year by San Diego Save our Heritage Organization (SOHO) for the 2022 People in Preservation Award. It has been an honor to be recognized. Here members of the board provide background to the work, how important the