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Tortolita Mountain Fires-Aftermath
Joe Thomas and Kit Nidever (TA Members) hiked the Wild Burro, Wild Burro Loop and Ridgeline Trails on 11/10/20. Joe provided the...

Mark L. Johnson
Nov 14, 20201 min read


Mandarina on Tangerina
How's my Italian? The Marana Town Council is conducting a Study Session on Tuesday (11/10/20) and one of the items (D2) is a proposed...

Mark L. Johnson
Nov 8, 20203 min read


TA Tidbits #13-Out Of The Thicket
Did you know that Marana means "thicket" (dense growth of shrubs, bushes and small trees) in spanish? Recently, there has been lots of...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 25, 20205 min read


Tortolita 30 Rezoning-Traffic Study Jam
Proposed Roundabout At Tortolita Road/Moore Road Raises Big Questions Tortolita Alliance (TA) is engaged with the proposed rezoning of 30...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 17, 20202 min read


Marana's Fiscal Fiasco
Marana Town Council conducted a Study Session last night (10/13/20) and the top item was a discussion on Infrastructure Funding. Here is...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 14, 20202 min read


TA Tidbits #12-Happy Trails
Hi everyone. Thought you would like a little musical trails nostalgia from happier times to cheer you up. I am sure you'll be singing...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 11, 20202 min read


Dove Fire Aftermath
Marana Councilperson-Elect Jackie Craig and the Highlands Hiking Club hiked the Wild Burro/Loop/Ridgeline Trails on 9/25/20 and sent the...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 6, 20201 min read


Dove Mountain Fire Emergency Preparedness
There were four wildfires in the Tortolita Mountains this summer. The Tortolita, Westridge, Dove and Edwin Fires were contained quickly...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 1, 20201 min read


Tortolita 30 Rezoning-Update
Last night, despite overwhelming opposing public comment, the Marana Planning Commission approved the Tortolita 30 Rezoning with some...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 1, 20203 min read


TA Alert! Tucson Water Temporary Conversion From CAP Groundwater to Non-CAP Groundwater
Tucson Water issued an Advisory Bulletin on 9/25/20 indicating that they will be temporarily (10/2-11/7) switching from wells being...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 30, 20201 min read


TA Alert-Tortolita 30 Rezoning
On Wednesday (9/30/20-6:30PM) the Marana Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a rezoning application from DR Horton...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 28, 20201 min read


TA Tidbits #11-Dry Times
Dry Times Not too long ago I was posting pictures of Engelmann's Prickly Pear in full bloom. The lead photograph (and all photos below)...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 27, 20201 min read


TA Alert! Marana Study Session 9/22-On-Site Recreational Areas
Tortolita Alliance (TA) has provided a Comment Letter regarding the proposed subdivision on-site recreational area requirements to be...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 21, 20201 min read


Friends of Ironwood Forest-National Public Lands Day Event
Here is an important announcement from Friends of Ironwood Forest:

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 19, 20201 min read


RTAnext Presentation 9/16/20
Thanks again to Mindy Blake for the great RTAnext Presentation via Zoom on 9/16/20! For those who could not attend, see presentation and...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 19, 20201 min read


Re-Water Arizona
Lightning Strike Over Lake Mead (40% Full) Good morning Tortolita Alliance members. In case you have not seen it, here is my Guest...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 15, 20201 min read


TA Tidbits #10-Summer Wrap-up
Tortolita Preserve Wash-Sunrise-9/6/20 Hiked the Tortolita Preserve-Highland Loop early this morning (5:30 AM start). Although 87...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 6, 20203 min read


TA Alert! La Puerta del Norte Annexation
Proposed La Puerta del Norte Annexation/Development (Yellow) & Surrounding Lands Good morning TA members. We apologize for the short...

Mark L. Johnson
Sep 1, 20202 min read


TA Alert-Westridge, Dove & Edwin Fires
Westridge Fire (last week) is now 100% contained. Dove Fire is quiet now but grew to 1,200 acres overnight and is 20% contained. See...

Mark L. Johnson
Aug 29, 20201 min read


TA Alert-Dove Fire & Edwin Fire
Photos by AZ Forestry & Fire Management Around 3:30 this afternoon my wife and I witnessed a lightning strike in the Tortolita Mountains...

Mark L. Johnson
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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