The Tortolita Alliance submitted a Comment Letter today on the Draft Marana Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030. Click the link...

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 &...

Drew and Hannah King sporting their Tortolita Alliance (TA) Tee Shirts in front of the Strong Arm saguaro cactus in the Tortolita...

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

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...

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

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

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)...

Rufous Hummingbird All Photos by Bill Mitchell [Pyrrhuloxia, Red-Tailed Hawk & Ladder-backed Woodpecker Below] The Tortolita Preserve...

Here is an important announcement from Friends of Ironwood Forest:

Tortolita Preserve Wash-Sunrise-9/6/20 Hiked the Tortolita Preserve-Highland Loop early this morning (5:30 AM start). Although 87...

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...

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

Sunrise-Wild Mustang Trail-8/23/20 Discover Marana Website The Town's Discover Marana Website is geared toward informing prospective...

Meet Donna (Maybe Don) Sonoran Desert Tortoise Cochie Canyon Trail-8/23/20 Hiked the Wild Burro to Upper Javelina to Wild Mustang to...

The Westridge Fire perimeter is still about 500 acres in Cochie Canyon. The fire is 70% contained. The rains Thursday night did not...

This morning I spoke with a representative at Arizona Forestry and Fire Management-Tucson Office and he reports that the Westridge Fire...

Yesterday, there were reports from Northwest Fire and Marana PD that the Westridge Fire was a prescribed burn. That information was...

At 8:20 PM, AZ Forestry & Fire Management posted the following tweet: "Per Air Attack, the #WestridgeFire in the #Tortolitas is 120...

Westridge Fire at 3:30 PM (Photo by Newsbreak) Westridge Fire at 6:00 PM A small wildfire developed this afternoon in the Cochie Canyon...