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Tortolita Splendor
We hope you and your family are feeling well during these unprecedented times. Hopefully you have been able to get out and enjoy the...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 22, 20201 min read


Hike Relief
Panorama From Alamo Springs We hope you and your family are feeling well amidst this unprecedented coronavirus outbreak. The cancellation...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 15, 20201 min read


Good Connection(s)
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation Tortolita East & West Trails Concept Map On 3/6/20, Tortolita Alliance (TA) met with...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 9, 20202 min read


Mellow Yellow
The Tortolita's are turning yellow as the Brittlebush, Creosote Bush and Desert Marigold are blooming. Plus many more wildflowers seen...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 1, 20201 min read


TA & MPR Collaboration
Tortolita Alliance (TA) members and Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) staff met on 2/19/20 to discuss collaboration opportunities. We...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 25, 20201 min read


Pulling Our Weight!
The Tortolita Alliance and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum co-sponsored a Bufflegrass Pull on Sunday, February 23 near the Wild Burrow Trail...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 23, 20201 min read


Hoot & Bloom
Shirley (wife) and I hiked the Tortolita Preserve-East Loop early Saturday morning (2/15/20) and I hiked the Wild Burrow-Alamo Springs...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 16, 20201 min read


Beat Back Bufflegrass Event
Stan Ross is a Dove Mountain resident, Tortolita Alliance member and pro-active invasive species volunteer. Stan, along with the Desert...

Mark L. Johnson
Feb 12, 20201 min read


Let's Not Get Buffel-ode
Buffelgrass is a non-native grass that was purposely imported to southern Arizona as cattle forage and for soil erosion control....

Mark L. Johnson
Jan 10, 20201 min read


Hike & Bike
The Dove Mountain Civic Group is sponsoring a Marana Hiking & Biking forum on January 9, 2020 from 6-8 PM at the Highlands (Ballroom)....

Mark L. Johnson
Dec 22, 20191 min read


Mountain Bikers Join The Cause
Kirk Astroth of The Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists (SDMB) sent the following email to Marana prior to Planning Commission Hearing #2....

Mark L. Johnson
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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