Tortolita Alliance

Critters Some of our local critters are appearing with the warmer temperatures. See photo of Gila Monster taken by Sally Schuler on the Wild Burrow Trail. Th...

Unfortunately, the water industry has utilized a variety of different terms, acronyms, units and descriptions over the last 170 years.  This can be confusing...

Shirley and I hiked the Tortolita Preserve Trail this morning and the first phase of wildflowers is passing but there are lots of buds on the cactus, palo ve...

One Tortolita Alliance (TA) goal for 2020 is to learn more about the water supply situation in the Tucson region, especially the Town of Marana. We have been...

One of Tortolita Alliance (TA) goals for 2020 is to determine the endangered species listing status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl and other species in...

We hope you and your family are feeling well during these unprecedented times. Hopefully you have been able to get out and enjoy the Tortolita Splendor. The...

Panorama From Alamo Springs We hope you and your family are feeling well amidst this unprecedented coronavirus outbreak. The cancellation of almost everythin...

Ironwood Forest National Monument TA received word from The Friends of Ironwood Forest (FIF) that the Meet the Monument Event scheduled for Saturday, March 2...

Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation Tortolita East & West Trails Concept Map On 3/6/20, Tortolita Alliance (TA) met with Pima County Natural Res...

Tortolita Preserve-View From The Tortolita Crag The Town of Marana (Marana) has a lot going on. If you are interested in getting notification of Marana acti...

The Tortolita's are turning yellow as the Brittlebush, Creosote Bush and Desert Marigold are blooming. Plus many more wildflowers seen this morning on the U...

The Friends of Ironwood Forest are holding a Meet The Monument 2020 Event on Saturday, March 21. See flyer, announcement and list of speakers below. The Fri...

Tortolita Alliance (TA) members and Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) staff met on 2/19/20 to discuss collaboration opportunities. We covered a wide range of t...

The Tortolita Alliance and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum co-sponsored a Bufflegrass Pull on Sunday, February 23 near the Wild Burrow Trail in the foothills of...

Tortolita Alliance (TA) Core Team met with Marana Development Services and Planning on 2/14/20. The purpose of the meeting was to review the current status...

This is the first blog in a three-part series that presents the economics related to the Tortolita Preserve Lease (TP Lease). Part I covers the origins of t...

Shirley (wife) and I hiked the Tortolita Preserve-East Loop early Saturday morning (2/15/20) and I hiked the Wild Burrow-Alamo Springs Loop early Sunday morn...

Stan Ross is a Dove Mountain resident, Tortolita Alliance member and pro-active invasive species volunteer. Stan, along with the Desert Museum and Tortolita...

Tortolita Preserve Sunrise Photo by Mark Johnson Tucson Local Media Articles Kathleen Kunz, Staff Reporter for Tucson Local Media, has written two important ...

The first General Meeting of the Tortolita Alliance (TA) was held at the Highlands (Ballroom) on Friday, January 31, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Approximatel...