Mark L. Johnson
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Tortolita Preserve-Snow Bound (3/2/23) The rare Sonoran Desert snow event on Thursday, March 2, 2023 was beautiful and captured for...
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Mark L. Johnson
Feb 25, 20232 min read
TA Tidbits # 41-Tortolita Preserve Project Updates
Tortolita Dawn (TP-9/25/22) Tortolita Alliance (TA ) attended a presentation by Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) on 2/23/23 at the...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 18, 20233 min read
Smart Irrigation To Save Water
Typically, 50-75% of the water use at a home in the arid southwest goes to outdoor landscape irrigation. Therefore, it is very important...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 12, 20231 min read
A Wild Mustang Valentine
Happy Valentine's Day From The Wild Mustang Trail! Hiked the Wild Mustang Trail (9 miles) last Sunday. See 3-D video of the hike and...
Tortolita Alliance
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Saguaro Slaughter-Boycott LIV Golf
Updated 2/10/23 The new LIV Golf Tour is having a professional golf tournament at the Gallery Golf Club (Dove Mountain) on March 17-19. ...
Mark L. Johnson
Feb 5, 20231 min read
TP Naturalists
Tortolita Preserve-Cool & Captivating (Mark & Shirley-2/1/23) The Arizona Master Naturalist Association (AZMNA) held their annual meeting...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 29, 20239 min read
Marana Water DAWS Modification Part II-Analysis
Introduction The 6-Step Procedure for developing the Designated Assured Water Supply (DAWS) was described in Part I. In Part II, we go...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 22, 20233 min read
Marana Water DAWS Modification-Part I Introduction & DAWS Basics
Introduction Marana Water (MW) applied to modify its Designated Assured Water Supply (DAWS) with the Arizona Department of Water...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 15, 20231 min read
Shades of Gray Make The Day
Wild Burro Wash & Trail 1/15/23 Hiking the Tortolita Preserve or the Tortolita Mountain Trails on a cloudy, pre-storm day is just as...
Mark L. Johnson
Jan 6, 20231 min read
Dove Mountain Watch Update
Dove Mountain Crime Update This serves as an update to the meeting held by the Marana Police Department with Dove Mountain residents on...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 28, 20229 min read
Water Woes XIX-New Water-Issues & Who Pays?
This blog covers the current state of the Colorado River water supply and the urgent need to develop new sources of water (New Water) to...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 17, 20222 min read
TP Holiday Cheer!
Tortolita Preserve (12/10/22) Mule Deer Jumping For Joy Good news from Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) on three Tortolita Preserve (TP)...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Meeting Report: Crime & Low-Flying Aircraft-Town of Marana-12/7/22
Police Chief Reuben Nuñez Reviewing Crime Reduction Strategy Approximately 85 Dove Mountain residents attended last night's meeting at...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Reminder: DM Community Meeting Tonight With Town of Marana-Crime & Low Flying Aircraft
Many Dove Mountain residents are very concerned about the recent uptick in crime and low-flying aircraft noise in the early hours of the...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 4, 20222 min read
TA Reflections & Future
The Beginning The Tortolita Alliance (TA) was formed three years ago in response to efforts by the Town of Marana (Marana) and the...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 26, 20222 min read
TA Tidbits # 40-Water, BioBlitz and Crime & Planes
Water Year 2022 Update Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on November 8,...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 23, 20221 min read
DM Community Meeting With Town of Marana-Crime & Low Flying Aircraft
Many Dove Mountain residents are very concerned about the recent uptick in crime and low-flying aircraft noise in the early hours of the...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 19, 20221 min read
BioBlitz Bonanza!
The first ever Tortolita Preserve Fall BioBlitz was a huge success with 683 observations by 46 observers and 73 identifiers with 136...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 12, 20221 min read
TP BioBlitz (11/19) Sign-Up Reminder
A BioBlitz is an event to inventory as many species as possible in a specific area during a specific time frame. Using the smartphone app...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 29, 20222 min read
TP BioBlitz Sign-Up
A BioBlitz is an event to inventory as many species as possible in a specific area during a specific time frame. Using the smartphone app...
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