Tortolita Preserve Horseback Ride-1/7/26 Went on a 2-hour horseback ride in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) last Saturday! I have been wanting to do this for some time, and so glad I did it. My horse was Trisha, and she was fabulous. On this horseback ride, you can really experience the wild, wild west. Just like it was 175 years ago when the pioneers traveled through our beautiful Sonoran Desert. What a treat! The horseback trip was sponsored by the Marana Parks & Recreat

Tortolita Alliance (TA) is conducting its 2026 Fundraiser See our 2026 Fundraiser flyer (below) To donate, please click on the button below to be directed to the TA Website Donate2026 Page:

The Tortolita Preserve is experiencing a subtle, micro superbloom right now — one that's easy to miss if you're not paying close attention.  From a distance, the landscape looks like its usual green expanse of desert shrubs and annuals after the good winter rains we’ve had, with no dramatic carpets of color stretching to the horizon. But get down low along the trails, especially from the Moore Road Trailhead heading west to the north-turning corner, and you'll discover blanke

Lake Mead at Hoover Dam-photo by Associated Press The Colorado River parties could not agree on how to manage the Colorado River post-2026. Therefore, on 1/16/26, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) issued a Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) . You can download a copy of the EIS Executive Summary at the link below: Tortolita Alliance has reviewed the EIS, and it is lengthy and complic