Mark L. Johnson
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Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation Tortolita East & West Trails Concept Map On 3/6/20, Tortolita Alliance (TA) met with...
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Mark L. Johnson
Mar 6, 20201 min read
TA Tidbits #3
Tortolita Preserve-View From The Tortolita Crag The Town of Marana (Marana) has a lot going on. If you are interested in getting...
Mark L. Johnson
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Mellow Yellow
The Tortolita's are turning yellow as the Brittlebush, Creosote Bush and Desert Marigold are blooming. Plus many more wildflowers seen...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Meet The Monument Event
The Friends of Ironwood Forest are holding a Meet The Monument 2020 Event on Saturday, March 21. See flyer, announcement and list of...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 25, 20201 min read
TA & MPR Collaboration
Tortolita Alliance (TA) members and Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) staff met on 2/19/20 to discuss collaboration opportunities. We...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 23, 20201 min read
Pulling Our Weight!
The Tortolita Alliance and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum co-sponsored a Bufflegrass Pull on Sunday, February 23 near the Wild Burrow Trail...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 22, 20203 min read
Dove Mountain Development Status & Make Marana 2040 General Plan Update
Tortolita Alliance (TA) Core Team met with Marana Development Services and Planning on 2/14/20. The purpose of the meeting was to...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 17, 20205 min read
Lease-onomics-Part I-Tourism Pays For Preservation
This is the first blog in a three-part series that presents the economics related to the Tortolita Preserve Lease (TP Lease). Part I...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Hoot & Bloom
Shirley (wife) and I hiked the Tortolita Preserve-East Loop early Saturday morning (2/15/20) and I hiked the Wild Burrow-Alamo Springs...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Beat Back Bufflegrass Event
Stan Ross is a Dove Mountain resident, Tortolita Alliance member and pro-active invasive species volunteer. Stan, along with the Desert...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 6, 20201 min read
TA Tidbits-#2
Tortolita Preserve Sunrise Photo by Mark Johnson Tucson Local Media Articles Kathleen Kunz, Staff Reporter for Tucson Local Media, has...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 4, 20204 min read
TA General Meeting Summary
The first General Meeting of the Tortolita Alliance (TA) was held at the Highlands (Ballroom) on Friday, January 31, 2020 from 6:00 to...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 24, 20201 min read
Reminder! Register! Important Political Announcement!
The first Tortolita Alliance General Meeting will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Highlands. Please go to the...
H. James Tripp
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Get $$ To Clear The Air
The Tortolita Alliance would like to add its voice to the Town of Marana's promotion of Pima County's "Cut Down Pollution" program. We...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Final Make Marana 2040 General Plan
The Final Make Marana 2040 General Plan (MM2040GP) is available for review at the MM2040GP Website. A quick review indicates the...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 13, 20202 min read
TA Tidbits-Press-Bike & Hike-Drought
Good Press Kathleen Kuntz (Tucson Local Media Reporter) wrote a nice article over the holidays entitled, Marana Shields Tortolita...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Register For The First Tortolita Alliance General Meeting-1/31/20
The first Tortolita Alliance General Meeting will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Highlands. Please go to the EVENT...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 10, 20201 min read
Let's Not Get Buffel-ode
Buffelgrass is a non-native grass that was purposely imported to southern Arizona as cattle forage and for soil erosion control....
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 8, 20202 min read
20/20 Vision
This photo was taken from the Tortolita Crag (north of the Wild Mustang Trail at elevation 3,900'). This view demonstrates the beauty and...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 22, 20191 min read
Hike & Bike
The Dove Mountain Civic Group is sponsoring a Marana Hiking & Biking forum on January 9, 2020 from 6-8 PM at the Highlands (Ballroom)....
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