Mark L. Johnson
TA Tidbits # 26 I-11, Land & Water
Tortolita Preserve (8/28/21)-Four Pots Of Gold Interstate 11 (I-11) Update Thanks to all the Tortolita Alliance (TA) members that wrote...
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Mark L. Johnson
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Lush-Us
Tortolita Preserve Wash After Summer Monsoonal Rains August 2021 On Sunday, I hiked the Tortolita Preserve (TP) with three TA members who...
Mark L. Johnson
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Green Acres
Last week there were two nice rain events in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) with 0.7 inch on Wednesday and 0.3 inch on Friday for a total of...
Mark L. Johnson
Jul 11, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits #25-TA Logo-Patches, Website Improvements & Something Called Rain
TA Logo & Patches We are happy to announce that the beautiful Tortolita Alliance (TA) logo has received official Trade Mark (TM) status...
Mark L. Johnson
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Alert! Tortolita Preserve Now Open
Good Afternoon. Marana Park & Recreation just contacted the Tortolita Alliance (TA) to let us know that the Arizona State Land...
Mark L. Johnson
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Alert! Tortolita Preserve Closed
Good morning Tortolita Alliance (TA) Members. Last evening a TA Member noticed someone posting a notice on Tortolita Preserve (TP)...
Mark L. Johnson
Jun 27, 20211 min read
TA Tidbits #24 Julio & More
Hiked the Wild Burro Trail very early this morning and ran into Julio the Gila Monster. Click on the video below to see him moving out!...
Mark L. Johnson
Jun 15, 20214 min read
Dove Mountain Development Status June 2021
Dove Mountain Development 101 A little background about Dove Mountain Development is provided here to help fully understand the...
Mark L. Johnson
Jun 13, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits #23 Dried Fruit
Hiked the Upper Javelina Trail this morning at 5 AM to beat the heat. The saguaro fruit are beginning to ripen. See photo above that...
Mark L. Johnson
May 26, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits # 22-Trails, Cows & Water
Saguaros Enjoying The Scenery Alamo Springs Trail Tortolita Preserve (TP) Natural Resource Survey TA met with Marana Parks & Recreation...
Mark L. Johnson
May 18, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits #21-More Happy Trails
Jim Tripp Moving On Jim Tripp (TA Vice President) and family have decided to move back to the mid-west. Accordingly, Jim has resigned as...
Mark L. Johnson
May 16, 20211 min read
Strength In Numbers
Strong-arm Saguaro Tortolita Preserve How many arms does Strong-arm have? Tortolita Preserve (TP) hikers and bikers always make a stop at...
Mark L. Johnson
May 9, 20211 min read
Happy Mothers Day From TP!
An early morning hike in the Tortolita Preserve on Mothers Day 2021 revealed continued dry conditions and tree/cactus/plant stress. Palo...
Mark L. Johnson
May 5, 20211 min read
Chopper Alert-Update!
Marana PD has informed TA that the suspects have been apprehended by the US Customs & Border Patrol. Kudos to all our law enforcement...
Mark L. Johnson
May 5, 20211 min read
Chopper Alert!
Good morning. Some of you may have heard and/or seen a helicopter (not the actual chopper left) making passes over the Tortolita...
Mark L. Johnson
Apr 30, 20214 min read
TA Tidbits #20-TA In Action
TA Presentations Tortolita Alliance (TA) made presentations to the Del Webb Dove Mountain HOA (2/11), Dove Mountain Civic Association...
Mark L. Johnson
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Marana Bike & Hike Events
Marana Meltdown Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) is holding the Marana Meltdown mountain bike time trial event at the Tortolita Preserve...
Tortolita Alliance
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Living With Arizona Wildlife Event Summary Report
Living With Arizona Wildlife-Zoom Presentation-April 8, 2020 On Thursday, April 8th, Arizona Game & Fish (AG&F) Urban Wildlife...
Mark L. Johnson
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Guild Wash EA
Some Tortolita Alliance (TA) members might have received a postcard invitation (see invite left) to comment on the Guild Wash-Santa Cruz...
Mark L. Johnson
Apr 10, 20212 min read
Bird Safe Buildings Program
Join the Bird Safe Buildings Program & Become a Citizen Scientist! In one year, 365 million to 1 billion birds die from window collisions...
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