None of us can claim that our lives are the same as they were two months ago. The abrupt threat and immediacy of action due to the...

The Tortolita Preserve is a Lavender Landscape with all the Ironwood Trees in full bloom. Highly recommend a hike, mountain bike or...

Happy Mothers Day! Hiked the Wild Burro-Upper Javelina-Wild Mustang-Wild Burro-Alamo Springs-Wild Burro Trail today. This is fantastic...

Great Horned Owl Approaching Strong-Arm Saguaro Cactus (TP) Photo by Mark Dobbels Did you see Pima County Health Department's video...

I am saddened to report another case of vandalism at the Tortolita Preserve (TP). The TP barbed wire boundary fence at the northwest...

Saw the first and only (so far) saguaro cactus flower bloom today on the Upper Javelina Trail. Maybe this is the signal that the...

We hope everyone is safe and healthy. The Tortolita Preserve is teeming with birds, some wildflowers are still blooming and the cactus...

Shirley and I hiked the Tortolita Preserve Trail this morning and the first phase of wildflowers is passing but there are lots of buds on...

One of Tortolita Alliance (TA) goals for 2020 is to determine the endangered species listing status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buffelgrass is a non-native grass that was purposely imported to southern Arizona as cattle forage and for soil erosion control....

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

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