Tortolita Alliance has placed a new wildlife camera at an unknown wash on the north side of the Tortolita Preserve. There is plenty of wildlife activity, especially at night. These photos and videos demonstrate how wonderfully the Tortolita Preserve serves as pristine wildlife habitat and a wildlife corridor for movement to and from the Catalina Mountains, Tortolita Mountains and Tucson Mountains. Coyote Coyotes Do Sleep At Night! Javelina Family Outing Big Boy! Mule Deer

The hydrologic conditions on the Colorado River are perilous. As of March 1, 2026, the Colorado River watershed snow accululation was 67% of normal and the reservoirs are very low--Lake Powell (25%) and Lake Mead (34%). As reported in Water Woes XLII-Colorado River EIS Comment Letter & CUT20 , 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) . Apparent

Shirley and I have been gone for a month on our annual visit to the Big Island (Hawaii). So I hiked the Upper Javelina Trail early this morning to catch up. The Tortolitas are dry, and very few wildflowers are observed. This, despite a normal monsoon and some good winter rain. The warm weather has stunted the wildflowers--so far. With nothing else to report regarding the Tortolitas, I will provide some interesting experiences on the Big Island. Big Island (Hawaii) We had

I-11 Alternative Routes Tortolita Alliance (TA) is a member group of the Coalition For Sonoran Desert Protection (CSDP). TA coordinates with CSDP on a variety of projects. CSDP provided these recent updates on the proposed I-11 project and their 2026 Master Plan. Update on the Interstate 11 Project and Lawsuit In January 2025, and in response to the lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of Ironwood Forest, Tucson Bird Alliance, and CSDP, the Federa