Mark L. Johnson
Cactus Chaser Event Canceled
Marana Parks & Recreation has canceled the Cactus Chaser mountain bike time trial event scheduled for this coming Saturday (12/19) in the...
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Mark L. Johnson
- Dec 6, 2020
- 1 min
Marana P&R-Master Plan-Comments
The Tortolita Alliance submitted a Comment Letter today on the Draft Marana Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030. Click the link...
Mark L. Johnson
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
TA Tidbits #15-Parks, Signs, Gas & More
P&R Master Plan Marana is holding a Town Council Study Session on Tuesday, 12/8/20 at 6:00 PM to review the draft of the Park &...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
TA Tidbits #14-TA In Action
Drew and Hannah King sporting their Tortolita Alliance (TA) Tee Shirts in front of the Strong Arm saguaro cactus in the Tortolita...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
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 6, 2020
- 1 min
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 1, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Sep 27, 2020
- 1 min
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 22, 2020
- 2 min
Tortolita Preserve Bird Survey-Bird Watchers Needed
Rufous Hummingbird All Photos by Bill Mitchell [Pyrrhuloxia, Red-Tailed Hawk & Ladder-backed Woodpecker Below] The Tortolita Preserve...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
Friends of Ironwood Forest-National Public Lands Day Event
Here is an important announcement from Friends of Ironwood Forest:
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Aug 29, 2020
- 1 min
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 27, 2020
- 1 min
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 24, 2020
- 2 min
TA Tidbits #9-Big Happenings
Sunrise-Wild Mustang Trail-8/23/20 Discover Marana Website The Town's Discover Marana Website is geared toward informing prospective...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Cochie Springs Trail Hike Surprise!
Meet Donna (Maybe Don) Sonoran Desert Tortoise Cochie Canyon Trail-8/23/20 Hiked the Wild Burro to Upper Javelina to Wild Mustang to...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
TA Alert-Westridge Fire #5-70% Contained
The Westridge Fire perimeter is still about 500 acres in Cochie Canyon. The fire is 70% contained. The rains Thursday night did not...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 19, 2020
- 1 min
TA Alert-Westridge Fire #4-Under Control
This morning I spoke with a representative at Arizona Forestry and Fire Management-Tucson Office and he reports that the Westridge Fire...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
TA Alert-Westridge Fire #3-Not A Prescribed Burn
Yesterday, there were reports from Northwest Fire and Marana PD that the Westridge Fire was a prescribed burn. That information was...
Mark L. Johnson
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
TA Alert-Westridge Fire #2-120 acres
At 8:20 PM, AZ Forestry & Fire Management posted the following tweet: "Per Air Attack, the #WestridgeFire in the #Tortolitas is 120...
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