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 &...

This is our 4th Quarter 2020 Drought Update The western US drought shows no signs of improving. A recent Cronkite News Drought Article...

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...

How's my Italian? The Marana Town Council is conducting a Study Session on Tuesday (11/10/20) and one of the items (D2) is a proposed...

Did you know that Marana means "thicket" (dense growth of shrubs, bushes and small trees) in spanish? Recently, there has been lots of...

Proposed Roundabout At Tortolita Road/Moore Road Raises Big Questions Tortolita Alliance (TA) is engaged with the proposed rezoning of 30...

Marana Town Council conducted a Study Session last night (10/13/20) and the top item was a discussion on Infrastructure Funding. Here is...

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...

Last night, despite overwhelming opposing public comment, the Marana Planning Commission approved the Tortolita 30 Rezoning with some...

Tucson Water issued an Advisory Bulletin on 9/25/20 indicating that they will be temporarily (10/2-11/7) switching from wells being...

On Wednesday (9/30/20-6:30PM) the Marana Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a rezoning application from DR Horton...

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...

Tortolita Alliance (TA) has provided a Comment Letter regarding the proposed subdivision on-site recreational area requirements to be...

Here is an important announcement from Friends of Ironwood Forest:

Thanks again to Mindy Blake for the great RTAnext Presentation via Zoom on 9/16/20! For those who could not attend, see presentation and...