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Mark L. Johnson
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Storm-Water-Shed
Upper Wild Burro Canyon Watershed (7/31/22) Hiked the Wild Burro Trail and Alamo Springs Loop Trail early this morning after nice...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Water Woes XVIII-Drought Update
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (July 13, 2022). LDIG is a...

Mark L. Johnson
Jul 3, 20221 min read
Upper Javelina Monsoon Watch
Hiked the Upper Javelina Trail very early this morning. Two javelina observed. No hikers seen. A few saguaro cactus flowers. Nice...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Water Woes XVII-Disaster Looming
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) issued a press release in response to yesterday's Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...


Mark L. Johnson
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Tortolita Wild Horses & More
TA Members Kit Nidever and Joe Thomas hiked the Ridgeline Trail on May 31 and saw a herd of wild horses. See photo by Kit above. A herd...

Mark L. Johnson
Jun 1, 20221 min read
TA Tidbits # 38-Strong Arm & TP Update
The Mighty Strong-Arm Strong-Arm was host to another Great Horned Owlet this Spring which has now fledged the nest and is hopefully doing...

Mark L. Johnson
May 15, 20221 min read
Iron-would Bloom?
Tortolita Preserve (5/15/22) Old Timer (left) and Youngster (right) Ironwood Trees No Bloom Recently I have seen ironwood trees in...

Mark L. Johnson
May 11, 20221 min read
Water Woes XVI-Is The Worst Yet To Come?
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (May 11, 2022). LDIG is a...


Mark L. Johnson
May 4, 20221 min read
TA Alert! Night Flight-Part II
Tortolita Alliance (TA) has heard recently from several residents in the Dove Mountain area about planes circling and buzzing at very...

Mark L. Johnson
May 1, 20221 min read
May Day! May Day! May Day!
The Conjunction Moon, Jupiter & Venus line up early Wednesday (4/27/22) morning over the Tortolita Preserve. Good things come in...


Mark L. Johnson
Apr 24, 20221 min read
Water Woes XV-Colorado River Crisis
Glen Canyon Dam In Dire Straits Photo By Jim Quigley (May 2021) Colorado River Crisis The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...


Mark L. Johnson
Apr 24, 20221 min read
TA Tidbits #37- Ridgeline Revival & More
Recovery From 2020 Wildfire-Ridgeline Trail Ridgeline Revival TA Members Joe Thomas and Kit Nidever hiked the Ridgeline Trail on April 5...

Mark L. Johnson
Apr 17, 20221 min read
Sunrise Service
Hiked the Upper Javelina to Wild Mustang to Wild Burro to Alamo Springs Spur Loop Trails early this morning. A nice 9-mile, peaceful...


Mark L. Johnson
Apr 6, 20221 min read
TA Tidbits # 36-Tortolita Red & TP Update
Tortolita Red Ocotillo Blooming & Pyrruloxia (Desert Cardinal) TA has been working closely with Marana Parks & Recreation (MPR) and...


Mark L. Johnson
Mar 27, 20221 min read
Trail Sights & Sounds
Hiked the Wild Burro to Alamo Springs Loop Trail this morning. Stopped for a rest at the top of the Wild Burro Trail and quietly listened...

Mark L. Johnson
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Zoom Or Bloom?
Coulter's Lupine-Upper Javelina Trail Tired of COVID-19 Zoom calls? Time to get out for a hike and see the wildflowers. The Bloom has...


Mark L. Johnson
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Freedom!
Strong-Arm Saguaro At Daylight Went for a 7.5 mile hike in the Tortolita Preserve (TP) this morning. I had to. The events in Europe are...


Mark L. Johnson
Feb 26, 20222 min read
TA Tidbits #35 Petitions, Owls & New Water Agency
Town Council Candidates Need More Signed Petitions Thanks to everyone who have signed the Non-Partisan Nomination Petitions for Patrick...

Tortolita Alliance
Feb 16, 20222 min read
TA Tidbits #34 Petitions & More
Meet The Change4Marana Candidates-Sign Petitions Patrick Cavanaugh, Mark Johnson and Tim Kosse are running for Marana Town Council as the...


Mark L. Johnson
Feb 6, 20222 min read
Mark 4 Marana Town Council Campaign
I first came to Marana in 1976 on a cross county RV adventure during my senior year in college. Having grown up in a coastal environment...
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