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Green Acres
Last week there were two nice rain events in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) with 0.7 inch on Wednesday and 0.3 inch on Friday for a total of...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 18, 20211 min read


Water Woes V-Tidal Wave
There has been a tidal wave of significant news in the Arizona water world. Here is the skinny. ADWR Tells Pinal County No More...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 12, 20212 min read


TA Tidbits #25-TA Logo-Patches, Website Improvements & Something Called Rain
TA Logo & Patches We are happy to announce that the beautiful Tortolita Alliance (TA) logo has received official Trade Mark (TM) status...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 11, 20212 min read


Swimming In Taxes
Marana is planning to raise the sales tax to fund a proposed Community Center and Aquatic Center. TA has remained neutral regarding the...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 8, 20212 min read


Alert! Tortolita Preserve Now Open
Good Afternoon. Marana Park & Recreation just contacted the Tortolita Alliance (TA) to let us know that the Arizona State Land...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 29, 20211 min read


Alert! Tortolita Preserve Closed
Good morning Tortolita Alliance (TA) Members. Last evening a TA Member noticed someone posting a notice on Tortolita Preserve (TP)...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 29, 20211 min read


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


Water Woes IV-Plan For Worst Case
Salton Sea-Imperial County, California-2018 Over the last four months there have been at least three studies released regarding the...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 24, 20214 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


Cocci Chronicles V-Summary & Future
This is the fifth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...

Mark L. Johnson
May 4, 20213 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


Cocci Chronicles IV-Treatment
This is the fourth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 28, 20213 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
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