Mark L. Johnson
TA Tidbits # 40-Water, BioBlitz and Crime & Planes
Water Year 2022 Update Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on November 8,...
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Mark L. Johnson
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
DM Community Meeting With Town of Marana-Crime & Low Flying Aircraft
Many Dove Mountain residents are very concerned about the recent uptick in crime and low-flying aircraft noise in the early hours of the...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 19
- 1 min
BioBlitz Bonanza!
The first ever Tortolita Preserve Fall BioBlitz was a huge success with 683 observations by 46 observers and 73 identifiers with 136...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 12
- 1 min
TP BioBlitz (11/19) Sign-Up Reminder
A BioBlitz is an event to inventory as many species as possible in a specific area during a specific time frame. Using the smartphone app...
Mark L. Johnson
- Oct 29
- 2 min
TP BioBlitz Sign-Up
A BioBlitz is an event to inventory as many species as possible in a specific area during a specific time frame. Using the smartphone app...
Mark L. Johnson
- Oct 20
- 3 min
TA Tidbits #39-Saguaros, BioBlitz & H2O
Tortolita Preserve-Fiery Monsoon Skies Old Growth Sagauro Deaths-Bacterial Infection & Climate Change Strong-arm passed on 8/4/22 and is...
Mark L. Johnson
- Oct 8
- 6 min
Tucson Water-One Water 2100 Analysis
Tucson Water (TW) is preparing an 80-year Water Master Plan called One Water 2100. This is an update to their previous Water Plan...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Tortolita Preserve BioBlitz Prep
Tortolita Preserve Sunrise Tortolita Preserve BioBlitz Preparations continue for the first BioBlitz at the Tortolita Preserve (TP) on...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Water Woes XVIII-Colorado River & Drought Status
Colorado River Status The Colorado River situation continues to degrade. In the wake of the Tortolita Alliance (TA) letter to the...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Fields Of Dreams
Alamo Springs Trail (9/11/22) I was curious how this year's summer monsoon rains impacted the Alamo Springs Trail area and found fields...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 9
- 2 min
TA Tidbits # 39-BioBlitz & More
TP BioBlitz-November 19 Save the date! On November 19, the Tortolita Alliance (TA), Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR), Coalition For...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Colorado River System-Cut 20
Lake Mead-July 2022 Today, the Tortolita Alliance (TA) filed this letter with the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in response...
Jill Kismet
- Aug 28
- 4 min
A Keystone Of The Sonoran Desert: Why Old Saguaros Matter
When I stand beside a truly massive saguaro, I am in constant awe of their magnificence – as I’m sure you are. I reflect on its...
Jill Kismet
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Sky Ranch Reserve: A Critical Home To Marana’s Wildlife Is Under Threat
Did you know the residential community of Sky Ranch, near Tangerine Road and Camino de Manana, is home to a 409-acre Reserve? Yep, for...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Strong-Arm 1861-2022
I am saddened to report that our beloved Strong-Arm Saguaro Cactus came down last night. It is estimated that Strong-Arm was 161 years...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Storm-Water-Shed
Upper Wild Burro Canyon Watershed (7/31/22) Hiked the Wild Burro Trail and Alamo Springs Loop Trail early this morning after nice...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Water Woes XVIII-Drought Update
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (July 13, 2022). LDIG is a...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Upper Javelina Monsoon Watch
Hiked the Upper Javelina Trail very early this morning. Two javelina observed. No hikers seen. A few saguaro cactus flowers. Nice...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Water Woes XVII-Disaster Looming
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) issued a press release in response to yesterday's Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Tortolita Wild Horses & More
TA Members Kit Nidever and Joe Thomas hiked the Ridgeline Trail on May 31 and saw a herd of wild horses. See photo by Kit above. A herd...