Tortolita Preserve-Natural Resource Survey (BioBlitz) TA met with representatives from Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR), Arizona Game &...

"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...

Monsoon 2021 Remnants-Wild Burro Wash Monsoon season is gone ("Gone-Soon"). If Marana passes the half-cent sales tax, some of your hard...

Tortolita Mountains Photo by Nancy Major Huge Sonoran Desert Tortoise Found In Tortolita Preserve Marenis Kansfield (TA member) came upon...

End Of Monsoon Season Storm Upper Javelina Trail (9/26/21) Lake Mead Elevation Projections Worsen The United States Bureau of Reclamation...

Tortolita Preserve (8/28/21)-Four Pots Of Gold Interstate 11 (I-11) Update Thanks to all the Tortolita Alliance (TA) members that wrote...

TA Logo & Patches We are happy to announce that the beautiful Tortolita Alliance (TA) logo has received official Trade Mark (TM) status...

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!...

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...

Saguaros Enjoying The Scenery Alamo Springs Trail Tortolita Preserve (TP) Natural Resource Survey TA met with Marana Parks & Recreation...

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...

TA Presentations Tortolita Alliance (TA) made presentations to the Del Webb Dove Mountain HOA (2/11), Dove Mountain Civic Association...

Tortolita Preserve (TP) Field Visit With Marana Officials TA Board members met with Terry Rozema (Marana Town Manager), Jackie Craig...

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...

Sun-Moon-Earth Upper Javelina Trail TA Meets With Marana Town Manager TA Board members Mark Johnson, Dave Barker and Jim Tripp met via...

Amanda and Trevor Switzer make a stop at Strong Arm Saguaro Cactus in the Tortolita Preserve. Amanda and Trevor were visiting from Texas...

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 &...

Drew and Hannah King sporting their Tortolita Alliance (TA) Tee Shirts in front of the Strong Arm saguaro cactus in the Tortolita...

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

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...

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)...

Tortolita Preserve Wash-Sunrise-9/6/20 Hiked the Tortolita Preserve-Highland Loop early this morning (5:30 AM start). Although 87...

Sunrise-Wild Mustang Trail-8/23/20 Discover Marana Website The Town's Discover Marana Website is geared toward informing prospective...

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

Town Council Study Session (7/14/20) Report Item D1-KB Homes-Proposed La Puerta del Norte Annexation The Town Council narrowly (4-3)...

Tortolita Fire The Tortolita Fire covered 3,140 acres and was 100% contained in 6 days (June 5-11) during very windy conditions. Joe...

Double Rainbow Over Tortolita Preserve (5/30/20) Good Things are Coming! This is a quick update on a few items: Tortolita Preserve...

Critters Some of our local critters are appearing with the warmer temperatures. See photo of Gila Monster taken by Sally Schuler on the...

Tortolita Preserve-View From The Tortolita Crag The Town of Marana (Marana) has a lot going on. If you are interested in getting...

Tortolita Preserve Sunrise Photo by Mark Johnson Tucson Local Media Articles Kathleen Kunz, Staff Reporter for Tucson Local Media, has...