PBS has recently shown an amazing documentary series, H2O: The Molecule That Made Us. All 3 episodes are available on PBS.org by CLICKING HERE: Part 1: Pulse - How did water become the essential force behind all life? Part 2: Civilizations - Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations Part 3: Crisis - Earth's changing water cycle, and water for … [Read more...]

Fundraising Manager KSB has an opening for a volunteer, part-time Fundraising Manager. Successful candidate will shadow current fundraising manager. Position includes working closely with the internal KSB team, as well as corporate and individual donors and the community. This position manages the annual fundraising membership drive, including mailings and contacting businesses. Other … [Read more...]

In 2008, then Governor Janet Napolitano, by Executive Order, declared April as Arizona Water Awareness Month to annually focus Arizona citizens' attention on water, the state's most important natural resource. This year, Covid-19 hijacked April. All of our attention has been focused on the pandemic, and rightly so. But Arizona has another big worry for the future - water. Unlike … [Read more...]

Along with tens of thousands of organizations around the world, Keep Sedona Beautiful has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to cancel Earth Day events this year. While we’re focused on our health and the health of our friends and loved ones, we should take time to remind ourselves to look to the health of our planet. The stunning decreases in pollution that are being … [Read more...]

The sustainability movement emphasizes the need to reduce the waste we generate. Thus, the focus on such things as eliminating single use plastics and the push to make recycling easy, efficient, and effective. More broadly, we need to transform our economy from a linear one to a circular one. As the Sustainability Alliance points out, “we need to stop thinking in terms of linear … [Read more...]

While Yavapai County Planning and Zoning (P&Z) hearings are currently on hold, after restrictions on gatherings are removed, P&Z will be considering the developer’s request to rezone Spring Creek Ranch. If you aren’t yet familiar with this audacious proposal, you can read about it HERE. A key factor in the previous vote against rezoning was the large outpouring of … [Read more...]

Yavapai County will soon be starting work on revisions to the County Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Arizona Revised Statutes. The Comprehensive Plan guides decisions by the county on key issues such as rezoning, land use and water use. The current Yavapai County Comprehensive Plan was formulated during a time of economic uncertainty, and emphasizes the need for growth. Keep … [Read more...]

Members of Keep Sedona Beautiful Due to the COVID-19 virus, KSB is cancelling a number of upcoming events. The KSB Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for March 26 is cancelled. The KSB Speaker Series event scheduled for April 8 is postponed until further notice. The Native Plant Workshop scheduled for April 18 is postponed until further notice. The KSB Speaker Series … [Read more...]

Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) will participate in AZ Gives Day 2020, on Tuesday, April 7th ... for the fifth year in a row. All donations to KSB help the organization protect the unique landscape of the Greater Sedona Area and to continue KSB's mission of environmental stewardship. How do we do this?  Through activities that range from education and advocacy to hands-on tasks, such as … [Read more...]

Due to COVID-19, Yavapai County has cancelled all Planning and Zoning hearings for 90 days. Thus, the Hearing to consider the rezoning request for Spring Creek Ranch will not take place on Thursday March 19 as previously scheduled. However – the proposal remains a threat to the Spring Creek riparian area. KSB urges those of you who have not yet written expressing your opposition … [Read more...]