Join Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”), as part of its Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 for a presentation by wild wolf advocate Betsy Klein, founder of Plan B to Save Wolves. Free to members, residents and visitors - all are welcome to join KSB at 5:30 p.m. at its historic Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road.  The evening will include … [Read more...]

Register Now, Click Here Keep Sedona Beautiful has announced the 40th Annual Native Plant Workshop, to be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., at the Verde Valley School, 3511 Verde Valley School Road. This year’s anniversary event is at a location new to the workshop because of the school’s extensive gardening and composting program. The day will begin at … [Read more...]

photo by Jerry Kendrick From the left: Bill and Justine Kusner, J D and Karen Maddy, Sean Olmstead, Georgia Munsell, Brock Delinski, Kayla Kudo, Kathleen Ventura, Ken Zoll KSB Gives Awards On Wednesday January 30, Keep Sedona Beautiful presented its Awards of Excellence, recognizing businesses and individuals whose activities have contributed significantly to our … [Read more...]

“Fauna of the Verde Valley” Join Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”) for a presentation by Janie Agyagos, as part of KSB’s Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Free to members, residents and visitors - all are welcome to join KSB at 5:30 p.m. at its historic Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road.  The evening will include complimentary appetizers … [Read more...]

On Thursday January 17 at 9:00 am, Yavapai County will hold a public session during which your voice can be heard. This meeting will take place at 10 South 6th Street in Cottonwood. We strongly urge you to attend and to wear red to show your concern. Please note that the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors meeting on El Rojo Grande scheduled for Wednesday February 6 has been … [Read more...]

Attend the Thursday December 20 Planning and Zoning Meeting Those of us who oppose inappropriate development must work constantly to safeguard the beauty of Sedona and the quality of our environment.  A developer needs only one victory to put that environment at risk. Many of your friends and neighbors have already expressed their strong opposition to the proposal to develop the … [Read more...]

The Board of Directors of Keep Sedona Beautiful has unanimously concluded that the proposed El Rojo Grande Ranch development should be vigorously opposed. This post is intended to inform you why the Board has reached its conclusion, and to urge you to make your opinion on this matter heard: write a letter, send an email, and attend meetings. In brief, Equity LifeStyle Properties … [Read more...]

Membership Renewal Several weeks ago, we mailed you a letter asking you to renew your KSB membership.   Thanks to those of you who have already responded with your donation.  However, we would greatly appreciate hearing from those of you who haven’t yet responded. As you know, KSB is the one organization that proactively watches over and takes action to preserve the beauty and … [Read more...]

At our November 15th Board meeting, the KSB Board of Trustees elected a new slate of officers. Bill Pumphrey was elected as President. Bill is a past President of KSB, and has been instrumental in orchestrating the activity of the Litter Lifters, our longest running program. Mike Yarbrough was elected as Executive Vice President. Mike most recently served a term as President, … [Read more...]

We all realize trash and litter on our roadways doesn’t just disappear. Dedicated volunteers have removed litter since 1971 to the benefit of residents and visitors alike. Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) has played a key role in making sure litter is removed, adopting some 70 miles of our roads and highways. Our community need is immediate and urgent, to cover litter lifter vacancies. … [Read more...]