Mark L. Johnson
UnBuffled
The Desert Museum and TA co-sponsored another successful Bufflegrass Pull event today in the Tortolita's near the Wild Burro Trail. ...
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Mark L. Johnson
Feb 4, 20213 min read
TA Tidbits #17-Hot Local News & Events
Sun-Moon-Earth Upper Javelina Trail TA Meets With Marana Town Manager TA Board members Mark Johnson, Dave Barker and Jim Tripp met via...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Santa Cruz River Cleanup
Tucson Clean & Beautiful and other agencies/groups are sponsoring a Santa Cruz River Cleanup on March 7. The Tortolita Alliance is...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Save Our Saguaros-Bufflegrass Pull
February is Save Our Saguaros-Beat Back Bufflegrass Month! The Desert Museum is sponsoring several bufflegrass pulls throughout the...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 16, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits #16-Rare Plant, Marana Stuff & Volunteer Opportunities
Amanda and Trevor Switzer make a stop at Strong Arm Saguaro Cactus in the Tortolita Preserve. Amanda and Trevor were visiting from Texas...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Cactus Chaser Event Canceled
Marana Parks & Recreation has canceled the Cactus Chaser mountain bike time trial event scheduled for this coming Saturday (12/19) in the...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Marana P&R-Master Plan-Comments
The Tortolita Alliance submitted a Comment Letter today on the Draft Marana Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030. Click the link...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 3, 20202 min read
TA Tidbits #15-Parks, Signs, Gas & More
P&R Master Plan Marana is holding a Town Council Study Session on Tuesday, 12/8/20 at 6:00 PM to review the draft of the Park &...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 17, 20203 min read
TA Tidbits #14-TA In Action
Drew and Hannah King sporting their Tortolita Alliance (TA) Tee Shirts in front of the Strong Arm saguaro cactus in the Tortolita...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 14, 20201 min read
Tortolita Mountain Fires-Aftermath
Joe Thomas and Kit Nidever (TA Members) hiked the Wild Burro, Wild Burro Loop and Ridgeline Trails on 11/10/20. Joe provided the...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 11, 20202 min read
TA Tidbits #12-Happy Trails
Hi everyone. Thought you would like a little musical trails nostalgia from happier times to cheer you up. I am sure you'll be singing...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Dove Fire Aftermath
Marana Councilperson-Elect Jackie Craig and the Highlands Hiking Club hiked the Wild Burro/Loop/Ridgeline Trails on 9/25/20 and sent the...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Dove Mountain Fire Emergency Preparedness
There were four wildfires in the Tortolita Mountains this summer. The Tortolita, Westridge, Dove and Edwin Fires were contained quickly...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 27, 20201 min read
TA Tidbits #11-Dry Times
Dry Times Not too long ago I was posting pictures of Engelmann's Prickly Pear in full bloom. The lead photograph (and all photos below)...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Tortolita Preserve Bird Survey-Bird Watchers Needed
Rufous Hummingbird All Photos by Bill Mitchell [Pyrrhuloxia, Red-Tailed Hawk & Ladder-backed Woodpecker Below] The Tortolita Preserve...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 19, 20201 min read
Friends of Ironwood Forest-National Public Lands Day Event
Here is an important announcement from Friends of Ironwood Forest:
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 6, 20203 min read
TA Tidbits #10-Summer Wrap-up
Tortolita Preserve Wash-Sunrise-9/6/20 Hiked the Tortolita Preserve-Highland Loop early this morning (5:30 AM start). Although 87...
Mark L. Johnson
Aug 29, 20201 min read
TA Alert-Westridge, Dove & Edwin Fires
Westridge Fire (last week) is now 100% contained. Dove Fire is quiet now but grew to 1,200 acres overnight and is 20% contained. See...
Mark L. Johnson
Aug 27, 20201 min read
TA Alert-Dove Fire & Edwin Fire
Photos by AZ Forestry & Fire Management Around 3:30 this afternoon my wife and I witnessed a lightning strike in the Tortolita Mountains...
Mark L. Johnson
Aug 24, 20202 min read
TA Tidbits #9-Big Happenings
Sunrise-Wild Mustang Trail-8/23/20 Discover Marana Website The Town's Discover Marana Website is geared toward informing prospective...
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