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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 29, 20239 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 22, 20233 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 15, 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
Jan 6, 20231 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 28, 20229 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 17, 20222 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 8, 20224 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 7, 20221 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
Dec 4, 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 26, 20222 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 23, 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 19, 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
Nov 12, 20221 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...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 29, 20222 min read


TA Tidbits #39-Saguaros, BioBlitz & H2O
Tortolita Preserve-Fiery Monsoon Skies Old Growth Sagauro Deaths-Bacterial Infection & Climate Change Strong-arm passed on 8/4/22 and is...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 20, 20223 min read


Tucson Water-One Water 2100 Analysis
Tucson Water (TW) is preparing an 80-year Water Master Plan called One Water 2100. This is an update to their previous Water Plan...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 8, 20226 min read


Tortolita Preserve BioBlitz Prep
Tortolita Preserve Sunrise Tortolita Preserve BioBlitz Preparations continue for the first BioBlitz at the Tortolita Preserve (TP) on...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 26, 20221 min read

Water Woes XVIII-Colorado River & Drought Status
Colorado River Status The Colorado River situation continues to degrade. In the wake of the Tortolita Alliance (TA) letter to the...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 18, 20222 min read

Fields Of Dreams
Alamo Springs Trail (9/11/22) I was curious how this year's summer monsoon rains impacted the Alamo Springs Trail area and found fields...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 11, 20222 min read

TA Tidbits # 39-BioBlitz & More
TP BioBlitz-November 19 Save the date! On November 19, the Tortolita Alliance (TA), Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR), Coalition For...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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