Mark L. Johnson
Save Our Saguaros-Bufflegrass Pull
February is Save Our Saguaros-Beat Back Bufflegrass Month! The Desert Museum is sponsoring several bufflegrass pulls throughout the...
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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
Jan 12, 20214 min read
TA Annual Report-2020
2020 was the inaugural year for the Tortolita Alliance (TA). Much was accomplished despite the pandemic. In January, TA members met and...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 10, 20211 min read
TA Alert-Marana Study Session & TA Annual Report
Dove Mountain Sunrise Upper Javelina Trail Looking South Toward Tortolita Preserve Happy New Year! Here are a few alerts to start off...
Mark Johnson & Jim Tripp
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Plan Before You Tax
The Marana Study Session (12/8/20) that covered the draft Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030 (P&R-Master Plan) was very...
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 9, 20201 min read
Tortolita Preserve-Cactus Chaser Event
Marana Parks & Recreation has issued the following notice regarding the upcoming mountain biking event called the Cactus Chaser: Marana...
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 21, 20203 min read
Dry and More Dry
This is our 4th Quarter 2020 Drought Update The western US drought shows no signs of improving. A recent Cronkite News Drought Article...
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
Nov 8, 20203 min read
Mandarina on Tangerina
How's my Italian? The Marana Town Council is conducting a Study Session on Tuesday (11/10/20) and one of the items (D2) is a proposed...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 25, 20205 min read
TA Tidbits #13-Out Of The Thicket
Did you know that Marana means "thicket" (dense growth of shrubs, bushes and small trees) in spanish? Recently, there has been lots of...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 17, 20202 min read
Tortolita 30 Rezoning-Traffic Study Jam
Proposed Roundabout At Tortolita Road/Moore Road Raises Big Questions Tortolita Alliance (TA) is engaged with the proposed rezoning of 30...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Marana's Fiscal Fiasco
Marana Town Council conducted a Study Session last night (10/13/20) and the top item was a discussion on Infrastructure Funding. Here is...
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
Oct 1, 20203 min read
Tortolita 30 Rezoning-Update
Last night, despite overwhelming opposing public comment, the Marana Planning Commission approved the Tortolita 30 Rezoning with some...
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