Thanks to the many Tortolita Alliance (TA) members who wrote letters and attended last night's Marana Planning Commission meeting...

The Tortolita Alliance (TA) is collaborating with the Coalition For Sonoran Desert Protection (CSDP) and other environmental groups in...

Aridification is the process whereby a region becomes increasingly drier (arid) over a long period of time. Climate change and the...

Camino De Oeste 34 Marana Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 in the Town Council Chambers...

Last week there were two nice rain events in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) with 0.7 inch on Wednesday and 0.3 inch on Friday for a total of...

There has been a tidal wave of significant news in the Arizona water world. Here is the skinny. ADWR Tells Pinal County No More...

TA Logo & Patches We are happy to announce that the beautiful Tortolita Alliance (TA) logo has received official Trade Mark (TM) status...

Marana is planning to raise the sales tax to fund a proposed Community Center and Aquatic Center. TA has remained neutral regarding the...

Good Afternoon. Marana Park & Recreation just contacted the Tortolita Alliance (TA) to let us know that the Arizona State Land...

Good morning Tortolita Alliance (TA) Members. Last evening a TA Member noticed someone posting a notice on Tortolita Preserve (TP)...

Hiked the Wild Burro Trail very early this morning and ran into Julio the Gila Monster. Click on the video below to see him moving out!...

Salton Sea-Imperial County, California-2018 Over the last four months there have been at least three studies released regarding the...

Dove Mountain Development 101 A little background about Dove Mountain Development is provided here to help fully understand the...

Hiked the Upper Javelina Trail this morning at 5 AM to beat the heat. The saguaro fruit are beginning to ripen. See photo above that...

Saguaros Enjoying The Scenery Alamo Springs Trail Tortolita Preserve (TP) Natural Resource Survey TA met with Marana Parks & Recreation...

Jim Tripp Moving On Jim Tripp (TA Vice President) and family have decided to move back to the mid-west. Accordingly, Jim has resigned as...

Strong-arm Saguaro Tortolita Preserve How many arms does Strong-arm have? Tortolita Preserve (TP) hikers and bikers always make a stop at...

An early morning hike in the Tortolita Preserve on Mothers Day 2021 revealed continued dry conditions and tree/cactus/plant stress. Palo...

Marana PD has informed TA that the suspects have been apprehended by the US Customs & Border Patrol. Kudos to all our law enforcement...

Good morning. Some of you may have heard and/or seen a helicopter (not the actual chopper left) making passes over the Tortolita...