Mark L. Johnson7 days ago1 minIron-would Bloom?Tortolita Preserve (5/15/22) Old Timer (left) and Youngster (right) Ironwood Trees No Bloom Recently I have seen ironwood trees in...
Mark L. JohnsonMay 121 minWater Woes XVI-Is The Worst Yet To Come?Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (May 11, 2022). LDIG is a...
Mark L. JohnsonMay 41 minTA Alert! Night Flight-Part IITortolita Alliance (TA) has heard recently from several residents in the Dove Mountain area about planes circling and buzzing at very...
Mark L. JohnsonMay 11 minMay Day! May Day! May Day!The Conjunction Moon, Jupiter & Venus line up early Wednesday (4/27/22) morning over the Tortolita Preserve. Good things come in...
Mark L. JohnsonApr 241 minWater Woes XV-Colorado River CrisisGlen Canyon Dam In Dire Straits Photo By Jim Quigley (May 2021) Colorado River Crisis The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...
Mark L. JohnsonApr 241 minTA Tidbits #37- Ridgeline Revival & MoreRecovery From 2020 Wildfire-Ridgeline Trail Ridgeline Revival TA Members Joe Thomas and Kit Nidever hiked the Ridgeline Trail on April 5...
Mark L. JohnsonApr 171 minSunrise ServiceHiked the Upper Javelina to Wild Mustang to Wild Burro to Alamo Springs Spur Loop Trails early this morning. A nice 9-mile, peaceful...
Mark L. JohnsonApr 61 minTA Tidbits # 36-Tortolita Red & TP UpdateTortolita Red Ocotillo Blooming & Pyrruloxia (Desert Cardinal) TA has been working closely with Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) and...
Mark L. JohnsonMar 271 minTrail Sights & SoundsHiked the Wild Burro to Alamo Springs Loop Trail this morning. Stopped for a rest at the top of the Wild Burro Trail and quietly listened...
Mark L. JohnsonMar 131 minZoom Or Bloom?Coulter's Lupine-Upper Javelina Trail Tired of COVID-19 Zoom calls? Time to get out for a hike and see the wildflowers. The Bloom has...
Mark L. JohnsonMar 61 minFreedom!Strong-Arm Saguaro At Daylight Went for a 7.5 mile hike in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) this morning. I had to. The events in Europe are...
Mark L. JohnsonFeb 262 minTA Tidbits #35 Petitions, Owls & New Water AgencyTown Council Candidates Need More Signed Petitions Thanks to everyone who have signed the Non-Partisan Nomination Petitions for Patrick...
Tortolita AllianceFeb 162 minTA Tidbits #34 Petitions & MoreMeet The Change4Marana Candidates-Sign Petitions Patrick Cavanaugh, Mark Johnson and Tim Kosse are running for Marana Town Council as the...
Mark L. JohnsonFeb 62 minMark 4 Marana Town Council CampaignI first came to Marana in 1976 on a cross county RV adventure during my senior year in college. Having grown up in a coastal environment...
Mark L. JohnsonFeb 22 minWater Woes XIV-Pause On DAWS The following serves as an update to the previously reported Marana Water Designated Assured Water Supply (DAWS) analysis. Remember DAWS...
Mark L. JohnsonJan 301 minTA Tidbits #33 Elections & ReflectionsWild Burro-Alamo Springs Spur Hike (1/30/22) Wild Burro Upper Valley At Dawn Desert Spoon Making A Comeback Chuparosa-First Spring Wild...
Mark L. JohnsonJan 132 minWater Woes XIII-Short-Term Drought ImprovementThe Flats-Wild Mustang Trail Helpful Facts/Hints Blog Images-Just want to remind readers that you can click on any image (photo, graphic,...
Mark L. JohnsonJan 121 minTP West & The MoundTortolita Preserve West Looking North & East Toward Dove Mountain From The Mound Happy New Year! Hiked the western portion of the...
Mark L. JohnsonDec 18, 20212 minTA Tidbits #32-2021 Wrap UpNight Watch Great Horned Owl keeps watch over the Tortolita Preserve! Tortolita Preserve-Trail Counter Update The Marana Parks &...
Mark L. JohnsonDec 11, 20211 minWater Woes XII-Kyle Center Colorado River Shortage Interactive StoryThe Kyle Center For Water Policy at Arizona State University's (ASU's) Morrison Institute has released an excellent interactive story...