SOBRE NOSOTROS
We are not yet open to the public and are currently engaged in a year-long master planning and community input process through mid-2025 to design and develop a plan for Arboretum San Antonio that reflects our city's unique history and diverse heritage.
Our Journey
In 2021, our Founder, Henry Cisneros, wrote an Op-Ed in the San Antonio Report making the case for an Arboretum on the South Side of San Antonio. As Henry describes it, “An arboretum is a special category of park featuring the trees that grow in a region. Trees are spaced along paths or encircle open meadows in ways that invite admiration, study, and repose”. One year later, we assembled a highly engaged board of directors and an informed set of subject matter expert advisors to guide our vision of a world-class Arboretum for San Antonio.
In the fall of 2023, we embarked on a meticulous master planning firm selection process. We issued a Request for Qualification, followed by a Request for Proposal. After careful consideration of 18 highly qualified proposals, the Arboretum San Antonio Board of Directors chose Sasaki as our partner firm, along with a robust local team of consultants.
Together, we will embark on a one-year master planning process, engaging our community in envisioning and building an arboretum that truly reflects San Antonio and South Texas' rich and diverse heritage and culture.
Watch our 2023 Launch Video
OUR VISION
Our Trees:
A living heritage
branching generations.
OUR MISSION
Establish a special place
to celebrate our heritage
through native trees.
OUR VALUES
Nature | Heritage
Discovery | Community
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORS
Luisa Casso, Trinity University
Mark Bird, COSA Arborist
Dr. Kelly Lyons, Prof Trinity University
Dr. Rodolfo Barillas, Prof TAMU-SA
Tom Carter, SVP Pape-Dawson
Mike Frisbie, SVP RABA-Kistner
Alex Gonzalez, RLA, MPStudio
Brandon Logan, Founder & CEO, Urban Capital Partners
Peter Pierson, Sr Natural Resource Mgt Specialist, SARA
Carla De La Chapa, Sr Mgr Climate & Sustainability, CPS Energy
Karen Guz, Vice President, Water Conservation, SAWS
Julia Murphy, Deputy Director, COSA Sustainability Office
Francine Romero, UTSA Professor & CPS Energy Trustee