Mark L. Johnson
Alert! Tortolita Preserve Closed
Good morning Tortolita Alliance (TA) Members. Last evening a TA Member noticed someone posting a notice on Tortolita Preserve (TP)...
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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 24, 20214 min read
Water Woes IV-Plan For Worst Case
Salton Sea-Imperial County, California-2018 Over the last four months there have been at least three studies released regarding the...
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
May 4, 20213 min read
Cocci Chronicles V-Summary & Future
This is the fifth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...
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 28, 20213 min read
Cocci Chronicles IV-Treatment
This is the fourth Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...
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...
H. James Tripp
Apr 25, 20213 min read
Water Woes III-Shortages
This is the third part of the Water Woes Series which describes how the Drought Conservation Plan (DCP) Shortages are implemented. Lake...
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 21, 20213 min read
Cocci Chronicles-Part III-Symptoms & Diagnosis (Maybe)
This is the third Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. More...
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 14, 20212 min read
Cocci Chronicles Part II-Airborne Fungus
This is the second Part of a series about Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis). It is presented in a form that provides the essentials. ...
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