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TA Tidbits #24 Julio & More
Hiked the Wild Burro Trail very early this morning and ran into Julio the Gila Monster. Click on the video below to see him moving out!...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 27, 20211 min read


Dove Mountain Development Status June 2021
Dove Mountain Development 101 A little background about Dove Mountain Development is provided here to help fully understand the...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 15, 20214 min read


TA Tidbits #23 Dried Fruit
Hiked the Upper Javelina Trail this morning at 5 AM to beat the heat. The saguaro fruit are beginning to ripen. See photo above that...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 13, 20212 min read


TA Tidbits # 22-Trails, Cows & Water
Saguaros Enjoying The Scenery Alamo Springs Trail Tortolita Preserve (TP) Natural Resource Survey TA met with Marana Parks & Recreation...

Mark L. Johnson
May 26, 20212 min read


TA Tidbits #21-More Happy Trails
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...

Mark L. Johnson
May 18, 20212 min read


Strength In Numbers
Strong-arm Saguaro Tortolita Preserve How many arms does Strong-arm have? Tortolita Preserve (TP) hikers and bikers always make a stop at...

Mark L. Johnson
May 16, 20211 min read


Happy Mothers Day From TP!
An early morning hike in the Tortolita Preserve on Mothers Day 2021 revealed continued dry conditions and tree/cactus/plant stress. Palo...

Mark L. Johnson
May 9, 20211 min read


Chopper Alert-Update!
Marana PD has informed TA that the suspects have been apprehended by the US Customs & Border Patrol. Kudos to all our law enforcement...

Mark L. Johnson
May 5, 20211 min read


Chopper Alert!
Good morning. Some of you may have heard and/or seen a helicopter (not the actual chopper left) making passes over the Tortolita...

Mark L. Johnson
May 5, 20211 min read


TA Tidbits #20-TA In Action
TA Presentations Tortolita Alliance (TA) made presentations to the Del Webb Dove Mountain HOA (2/11), Dove Mountain Civic Association...

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 30, 20214 min read


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

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 26, 20211 min read


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

Tortolita Alliance
Apr 23, 20212 min read


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

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 15, 20212 min read


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

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 10, 20212 min read


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

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 5, 20211 min read


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

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 1, 20211 min read


Desert Mistletoe
Tortolita Alliance reached out to a local expert to learn more about desert mistletoe. Kelsey Yule received her PhD in 2018 from the...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 25, 20214 min read


TA Tidbits #19-Current Events
Tortolita Preserve (TP) Field Visit With Marana Officials TA Board members met with Terry Rozema (Marana Town Manager), Jackie Craig...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 18, 20212 min read


TA Tidbits #18-Owl-Water-Fire-Grass & Trash
Pima County Pygmy Owl Monitoring Pima County Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 3 (2/12/21) provides a nice description and update of the County's...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 28, 20211 min read


TA Alert! Marana CIP
The Marana Town Council meets tonight (2/23/21) in a Study Session to discuss the proposed 2022-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). TA...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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