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    TA Tidbits #37- Ridgeline Revival & More
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Apr 24
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits #37- Ridgeline Revival & More

    Recovery From 2020 Wildfire-Ridgeline Trail Ridgeline Revival TA Members Joe Thomas and Kit Nidever hiked the Ridgeline Trail on April 5...
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    TA Tidbits # 36-Tortolita Red & TP Update
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Apr 6
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits # 36-Tortolita Red & TP Update

    Tortolita Red Ocotillo Blooming & Pyrruloxia (Desert Cardinal) TA has been working closely with Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) and...
    352 views
    TA Tidbits #35 Petitions, Owls & New Water Agency
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Feb 26
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #35 Petitions, Owls & New Water Agency

    Town Council Candidates Need More Signed Petitions Thanks to everyone who have signed the Non-Partisan Nomination Petitions for Patrick...
    348 views
    TA Tidbits #34 Petitions & More
    Tortolita Alliance
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #34 Petitions & More

    Meet The Change4Marana Candidates-Sign Petitions Patrick Cavanaugh, Mark Johnson and Tim Kosse are running for Marana Town Council as the...
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    TA Tidbits #33 Elections & Reflections
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Jan 30
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits #33 Elections & Reflections

    Wild Burro-Alamo Springs Spur Hike (1/30/22) Wild Burro Upper Valley At Dawn Desert Spoon Making A Comeback Chuparosa-First Spring Wild...
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    TA Tidbits #32-2021 Wrap Up
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #32-2021 Wrap Up

    Night Watch Great Horned Owl keeps watch over the Tortolita Preserve! Tortolita Preserve-Trail Counter Update The Marana Parks &...
    311 views
    TA Tidbits #31 BioBlitz & More
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #31 BioBlitz & More

    Tortolita Preserve-Natural Resource Survey (BioBlitz) TA met with representatives from Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR), Arizona Game &...
    262 views
    TA Tidbits #30 Grass, Planes & Trails
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #30 Grass, Planes & Trails

    "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I---I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."--Robert Frost Just back...
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    TA Tidbits # 29  Gone-Soon
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits # 29 Gone-Soon

    Monsoon 2021 Remnants-Wild Burro Wash Monsoon season is gone ("Gone-Soon"). If Marana passes the half-cent sales tax, some of your hard...
    308 views
    TA Tidbits # 28  Save The Happy Habitat
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits # 28 Save The Happy Habitat

    Tortolita Mountains Photo by Nancy Major Huge Sonoran Desert Tortoise Found In Tortolita Preserve Marenis Kansfield (TA member) came upon...
    271 views
    TA Tidbits #27 Stormy Times
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits #27 Stormy Times

    End Of Monsoon Season Storm Upper Javelina Trail (9/26/21) Lake Mead Elevation Projections Worsen The United States Bureau of Reclamation...
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    TA Tidbits # 26 I-11, Land & Water
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits # 26 I-11, Land & Water

    Tortolita Preserve (8/28/21)-Four Pots Of Gold Interstate 11 (I-11) Update Thanks to all the Tortolita Alliance (TA) members that wrote...
    185 views
    TA Tidbits #25-TA Logo-Patches, Website Improvements & Something Called Rain
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    TA Tidbits #24  Julio & More
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    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!...
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    TA Tidbits #23  Dried Fruit
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    TA Tidbits # 22-Trails, Cows & Water
    Mark L. Johnson
    • May 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    TA Tidbits #21-More Happy Trails
    Mark L. Johnson
    • May 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    TA Tidbits #20-TA In Action
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    201 views
    TA Tidbits #19-Current Events
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #19-Current Events

    Tortolita Preserve (TP) Field Visit With Marana Officials TA Board members met with Terry Rozema (Marana Town Manager), Jackie Craig...
    257 views
    TA Tidbits #18-Owl-Water-Fire-Grass & Trash
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits #18-Owl-Water-Fire-Grass & Trash

    Pima County Pygmy Owl Monitoring Pima County Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 3 (2/12/21) provides a nice description and update of the County's...
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    TA Tidbits #17-Hot Local News & Events
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    TA Tidbits #17-Hot Local News & Events

    Sun-Moon-Earth Upper Javelina Trail TA Meets With Marana Town Manager TA Board members Mark Johnson, Dave Barker and Jim Tripp met via...
    236 views
    TA Tidbits #16-Rare Plant, Marana Stuff & Volunteer Opportunities
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Jan 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #16-Rare Plant, Marana Stuff & Volunteer Opportunities

    Amanda and Trevor Switzer make a stop at Strong Arm Saguaro Cactus in the Tortolita Preserve. Amanda and Trevor were visiting from Texas...
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    TA Tidbits #15-Parks, Signs, Gas & More
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #15-Parks, Signs, Gas & More

    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 &...
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    TA Tidbits #14-TA In Action
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    TA Tidbits #14-TA In Action

    Drew and Hannah King sporting their Tortolita Alliance (TA) Tee Shirts in front of the Strong Arm saguaro cactus in the Tortolita...
    255 views
    TA Tidbits #13-Out Of The Thicket
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    TA Tidbits #13-Out Of The Thicket

    Did you know that Marana means "thicket" (dense growth of shrubs, bushes and small trees) in spanish? Recently, there has been lots of...
    213 views
    TA Tidbits #12-Happy Trails
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #12-Happy Trails

    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...
    281 views
    TA Tidbits #11-Dry Times
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    TA Tidbits #11-Dry Times

    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)...
    153 views
    TA Tidbits #10-Summer Wrap-up
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    TA Tidbits #10-Summer Wrap-up

    Tortolita Preserve Wash-Sunrise-9/6/20 Hiked the Tortolita Preserve-Highland Loop early this morning (5:30 AM start). Although 87...
    250 views
    TA Tidbits #9-Big Happenings
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #9-Big Happenings

    Sunrise-Wild Mustang Trail-8/23/20 Discover Marana Website The Town's Discover Marana Website is geared toward informing prospective...
    197 views
    TA Tidbits #8-HOT Topics!
    Mark L. Johnson
    • Aug 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    TA Tidbits #8-HOT Topics!

    Saguaros At Daybreak-Upper Javelina Trail (8/9/20) Here are some HOT Topics! Marana Election Results The following table shows the latest...
    226 views

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