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Tortolita Alliance
Feb 102 min read
Marana Housing/Population & TRICO
Dove Mountain Development Looking Towards Saguaro Reserve Project From Upper Javelina Trail (3/5/23) Marana Housing/Population Marana...


Tortolita Alliance
Feb 81 min read
TA Tidbits #60-Preserve Pursuits
Baby Strong-Arm Baby Strong-Arm is doing well and has grown about one-inch! This baby saguaro was planted almost one year ago on 1/14/24...


Mark L. Johnson
Feb 42 min read
Water Woes XXXVI - Low Snow & Colorado River Operations Alternatives
Very Little Snow-San Juan Mountains (Colorado) Approaching Continental Divide-Photo by Jim Quigley (1/27/25) Low Snow Upper Colorado...


Tortolita Alliance
Feb 11 min read
TA Alert! TRICO Meeting (2/7/25)
TRICO is holding an informational meeting for its District 1 (Dove Mountain) customers at the Highlands on Friday, February 7, 2025 at...

Mark L. Johnson
Jan 302 min read
Flood Control & The Fan
Tortolita Fan Watershed-Pima County Flood Control District-Watershed Master Plan Pima County Flood Control District (PCFCD) has recently...

Mark L. Johnson
Jan 131 min read
Dove Mountain Blvd Traffic Sound and Noise Assessment Report
Figure 9 taken from the Dove Mountain Blvd Traffic Sound and Noise Assessment Report-June 2024 The Town of Marana (Marana) published the...

Mark L. Johnson
Dec 14, 20241 min read
Water Woes XXXV-Rebates & Rates
Marana Water Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Rebate Hats off to Marana Water (MW) for implementing rebates for installing a...


Mark L. Johnson
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Wild Mustang Trail-Winter Trek
Hiked the Wild Mustang Trail on 12/1/24. Started early to catch the sunrise up in the mountains. A fantastic and gorgeous hike with...


Tortolita Alliance
Dec 1, 20242 min read
Dove Mountain Development Status December 2024
Tortolita Alliance (TA) has periodically provided a status report on Dove Mountain development activity. TA's last report was Dove...

Mark L. Johnson
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Water Woes XXXIV-Colorado River System-Beyond 2026
The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) released (11/20/24) five alternatives for operating the Colorado River System after 2026. ...


Mark L. Johnson
Nov 17, 20241 min read
Joseph Thomas Joins TA Board
Tortolita Alliance (TA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Thomas to the TA Board of Directors. Joseph Thomas is a resident...


Tortolita Alliance
Nov 14, 20242 min read
General Meeting & Strategic Plan 2025
Tortolita Alliance (TA) held its General Meeting on 11/12/24 at the Ritz Carlton-Dove Mountain-Golf Club at Dove Mountain Clubhouse. A...

Mark L. Johnson
Nov 3, 20242 min read
Water Woes XXXIII Monsoon-Colorado River-CAGRD
Monsoon 2024-Final Stats The official 2024 Monsoon rainfall totals have been reported by the National Weather Service-Tucson. See...


Mark L. Johnson
Oct 16, 20243 min read
A Different Min(d)e-set
This serves as an update to our 7/3/24 blog entitled TA Alert!-Aerial Recon For Minerals . It has taken some time but I finally figured...

Tortolita Alliance
Oct 5, 20243 min read
Tortolita Lands & The Wildlife Refuge
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Tucson/Santa Cruz River Region Wildlife Partnership Workshop (Workshop) on September 24 and 25, 2024...

Mark L. Johnson
Oct 2, 20244 min read
The Secret Plan To Develop The Tortolita Fan
On April 17, 2024, Tortolita Alliance (TA) filed a Public Records Request (P RR) with the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) for "all...


Mark L. Johnson
Sep 28, 20246 min read
TRICO Electric Transmission Line-Part II-Opacity
I met with Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TRICO) staff at the Dove Mountain West Park regarding the Adonis Feeder Transmission Line...

Tortolita Alliance
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Tangerine Road Corridor-Part II
On April 17, 2024, Tortolita Alliance (TA) filed a Public Records Request (P RR) with the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) for "all...

Tortolita Alliance
Sep 16, 20241 min read
TRICO Electric Transmission Line-Shocking
Tortolita Alliance (TA) received photos from TA members of a new electric transmission line currently being constructed across the...

Tortolita Alliance
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Water Woes XXXII Cautious Optimism
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) meeting today (9/11/24) via Zoom. LDIG is a bi-monthly gathering...
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