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...

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...

This is the fifth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...

TA Presentations Tortolita Alliance (TA) made presentations to the Del Webb Dove Mountain HOA (2/11), Dove Mountain Civic Association...

This is the fourth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...

Marana Meltdown Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) is holding the Marana Meltdown mountain bike time trial event at the Tortolita Preserve...

This is the third part of the Water Woes Series which describes how the Drought Conservation Plan (DCP) Shortages are implemented. Lake...

Living With Arizona Wildlife-Zoom Presentation-April 8, 2020 On Thursday, April 8th, Arizona Game & Fish (AG&F) Urban Wildlife...

This is the third Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...

Some Tortolita Alliance (TA) members might have received a postcard invitation (see invite left) to comment on the Guild Wash-Santa Cruz...

This is the second Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. ...

The "Telltale" Saguaro along the top of the Upper Javelina Trail has flower buds this morning. Telltale is among the first Saguaro in...

Join the Bird Safe Buildings Program & Become a Citizen Scientist! In one year, 365 million to 1 billion birds die from window collisions...

Tortolita Alliance (TA) Spring 2021 Fund-Raiser was fantastic. We raised $6,255 ($5,185 on-line donations and $1,070 cash/checks). TA...

Arthroconidia Form of Coccidioides In The Soil Arizona is the epicenter for a soil fungus called Coccidioides (Cocci) and the associated...

Tortolita Alliance (TA) Board member David Howe has organized a virtual presentation with Arizona Game & Fish (AG&F) entitled Living With...

We decided to move from La Quinta, CA (Coachella Valley near Palm Springs) to Marana, AZ for a lot of good reasons----cooler desert,...

The US Bureau of Reclamation predicts a Lake Mead level of 1071.59 ft in January 2022, which would trigger a Tier 1 water shortage for...