ABOUT TVVA
About the Tanque Verde Valley Association
For nearly 80 years, the Tanque Verde Valley Association has brought neighbors together around a shared commitment to the place we call home. We help residents stay informed, take part in the decisions affecting their community, and advocate for a future that keeps the Valley unlike anywhere else.
OUR COMMUNITY
Where neighborhoods meet wide open desert
Nestled between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains on Tucson's northeast side, the Tanque Verde Valley is a community defined as much by its landscape as by the people who call it home. Horses share the land with hikers, cyclists and wildlife, and dark skies still let you step outside at night and see the stars.
Much of the Valley remains unincorporated, so decisions about our land, roads and natural resources can involve many agencies and public processes. Our role is to give the Tanque Verde Valley a collective community voice.
OUR WHY
There's a reason people choose to live here
Tanque Verde Valley is unique, special, and worth protecting.
Unlike much of the surrounding area, open desert still stretches between neighborhoods. Horses, washes and abundant wildlife remain part of everyday life. Our mountain views haven't disappeared behind a wall of high-density development, and despite a growing metro area, the Valley has kept its sense of space, independence and community.
Every new development, road project, zoning change and public policy decision can shape what this community looks like for decades. The work we do will outlast all of us.
OUR MISSION
To preserve the inherent scenic and ecological characteristics of our area.
OUR VISION
A thriving Tanque Verde Valley where intentional growth, responsible stewardship and an engaged community preserve the qualities that make this place unlike anywhere else.
We envision a community where residents are informed and involved, decision-makers listen to the people they serve, and progress happens with an understanding that what we build today becomes the Valley future generations inherit.
80 YEARS OF HISTORY
One of the oldest nonprofits in Southern Arizona
1947 TVVA is incorporated, when the Valley was still ranches, open desert and dirt roads.
Across generations, residents have come together through TVVA to stay informed and engaged on the issues shaping their community, from land use and zoning to roads, development, open space and the preservation of the Valley's distinctive rural character.
The issues have changed, and our community has grown. But our purpose has never wavered: to give residents a voice in what happens in their own backyard.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A volunteer, board-led organization
Our Board of Directors is made up of people who care deeply about the Tanque Verde Valley and give their time, experience and energy to protect its character and thoughtfully shape its future.
Jim Trego
President
Nicole Maritato
Vice President
JoAnn Trego
Secretary
Treasurer
Open seat. Interested in serving?
YOUR WHY
We want to hear from you
Tell us where you live, what makes the Tanque Verde Valley special to you and what concerns you most. Your answers help us understand our community and the issues that matter to our neighbors.
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