Mark L. Johnson Jun 13 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...
Mark L. Johnson May 26 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...
Mark L. Johnson May 18 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...
Mark L. Johnson May 9 1 min 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 Apr 30 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...
H. James Tripp Apr 25 3 min Water Woes III-Shortages This is the third part of the Water Woes Series which describes how the Drought Conservation Plan (DCP) Shortages are implemented. Lake...
Mark L. Johnson Apr 15 2 min Guild Wash EA Some Tortolita Alliance (TA) members might have received a postcard invitation (see invite left) to comment on the Guild Wash-Santa Cruz...
H. James Tripp Mar 30 1 min Dry Tiers! Five Months To Next Water Shortage? The US Bureau of Reclamation predicts a Lake Mead level of 1071.59 ft in January 2022, which would trigger a Tier 1 water shortage for...
Mark L. Johnson Mar 28 1 min Alamo Spring-less Went to the U of A Baseball game yesterday and stopped by Lindys On Fourth on the way home for a gigantic specialty hamburger and fries. ...
Mark Johnson & Jim Tripp Mar 24 2 min Water Woes II-Sustainable not Assured Did you read the recent water articles in the Arizona Daily Star by Tony Davis? Lets take a look: Article 1: Climate change could reduce...
