Tortolita Preserve and Fan-From Upper Javelina Trail On November 14, 2025, the Tortolita Alliance (TA), Town of Marana (Marana) and the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) met at the Municipal Complex to discuss the Tortolita Preserve and surrounding lands. See TA Meets With Arizona State Land Department & Marana for more details. Since that meeting, Marana and ASLD have been working together to develop a Land Use Plan (aka Tortolita Land Use Plan) for the Tortolita Preserv

Lone Rock Beach-Lake Powell Near Page, AZ (3/27/26)-Photo by Mark Henle (The Republic) Record of Decision for the Decision Framework for Colorado River Guidelines: Coordinated Operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead (2027–2036) The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) issued the above captioned Record of Decision on 8/21/26 (click on link below). It mirrors what was described in Water Woes XLVII-USBR Kicks The Can. The Record of Decision incorporates; "the operational

Marana Parks & Recreation Department (MPR) is updating the the 2020-2030 Parks & Recreation Master Plan (click on link below). Tortolita Alliance (TA) participated in this plan and many of our suggested Tortolita Preserve improvements were implemented. Now is the time to provide input to the Parks & Recreation Master Plan Update (Master Plan Update). Click on the button below and you will be directed to the Master Plan Update Website page where you can learn more about the

The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Weekly Hydrologic Update (8/2/26) shown above indicates Lake Powell is 23% full, Lake Mead is 27% full and the Colorado River System as a whole is at 32% capacity. This is the lowest capacity in 70 years! Not only is this a water supply emergency but also a power supply emergency. Lake Powell is only 22' from Minimum Power Pool Elevation-Adjusted (3,500') and Lake Mead is only 6' from Minimum Power Pool Elevation (1,035'). Min