Mark L. Johnson Jan 16 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...
Mark L. Johnson Nov 21, 2020 3 min Dry and More Dry This is our 4th Quarter 2020 Drought Update The western US drought shows no signs of improving. A recent Cronkite News Drought Article r...
Mark L. Johnson Nov 8, 2020 3 min Mandarina on Tangerina 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 dev...
Mark L. Johnson Sep 30, 2020 1 min TA Alert! Tucson Water Temporary Conversion From CAP Groundwater to Non-CAP Groundwater Tucson Water issued an Advisory Bulletin on 9/25/20 indicating that they will be temporarily (10/2-11/7) switching from wells being recha...
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) w...
Mark L. Johnson Sep 15, 2020 1 min Re-Water Arizona Lightning Strike Over Lake Mead (40% Full) Good morning Tortolita Alliance members. In case you have not seen it, here is my Guest Opini...
Mark L. Johnson Sep 10, 2020 2 min Drought Update-3rd Quarter 2020 Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on September 9, 2020. LDIG is a bi-mont...
Mark L. Johnson Sep 1, 2020 2 min TA Alert! La Puerta del Norte Annexation Proposed La Puerta del Norte Annexation/Development (Yellow) & Surrounding Lands Good morning TA members. We apologize for the short not...
Mark L. Johnson Jul 21, 2020 1 min Know Your H2O-Part XI-Conclusions & Recommendations Water is the sustenance of life. We cannot live without it. Water needs to be managed sensibly and with care. Arizona has been engaged in...
Mark L. Johnson Jul 18, 2020 16 min Know Your H2O-Part X-Marana Water & Tucson Water Part X covers Marana Water and Tucson Water including; (1) Town of Marana Joint Service Areas, (2) Marana Water and (3) Tucson Water. Sec...
