Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.

09/30/2026

  On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, Journalist and Ecologist Joan Meiners will share “The Arizona Trail: An 850-mile Mountain Bike Exploration of Climate Change” Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. Join us at the KSB EcoHub, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. Along the

09/03/2026

Every year, our community comes together to help protect the scenic beauty and natural environment of Sedona and the Verde Valley. This year, our 2027 Membership Matching Campaign has a goal of raising $50,000, and we'd love your help to make it happen. Norris and

09/03/2026

Photo of Sycamore Canyon Wilderness by Brady Smith, Coconino National Forest The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation, with public comments due by September 21, 2026. Keep Sedona Beautiful urges you to oppose this change. The Roadless Rule protects ne...

08/29/2026

Keep Sedona Beautiful Seeks Volunteer Coordinator

Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) is seeking a community member to serve as its Volunteer Coordinator. This role recruits, trains, and supports the volunteers who power KSB's programs: including Dark Sky initiatives, Discover the Wonder Adventure Guides, gardeners and our Speaker's Bureau.

The position requires approximately 5 hours per week and calls for strong interpersonal skills, comfort with public speaking, and basic proficiency with Microsoft Word and/or Excel. Experience with social media or email marketing is a plus. The Volunteer Coordinator is also a volunteer for our organization.

Those interested in learning more or applying can contact KSB at [email protected] or (928) 282-4938.

08/18/2026

  On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Diane Kristoff will speak on “Discover the Wonder - An Adventure Approach to Learning About Nature!” Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. Join us at the KSB EcoHub, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. Diane will take participants

08/01/2026

KSB and the Ripple Effect initiative are collaborating on a series of short educational videos. This second video provides more information on making your property a defensible space. Click on the image below to launch the video. When it launches, you may need to unmute it.

05/05/2026

Keep Sedona Beautiful will hold its next Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series event on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:00 pm at KSB’s EcoHub, 360 Brewer Road, Sedona. This month’s speaker is Margaret Zhao, award winning author and teacher of Taoist Qigong. Her topic is “Harmony in motion: Qigong in the Keep Sedona Beautiful Garden.” The event is free and open to the public. Carpooling is encouraged. Doors open at 4:30 pm. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details.
Margaret’s presentation will have both indoor and outdoor components. She will start indoors with a discussion of how to experience nature from a Chinese perspective, aligning with nature’s 5 basic elements to thrive in life, and how to apply ancient wisdom to balance body, mind, home & surroundings. The group will then move into the KSB garden to put some of these principals into action.
Margaret Zhao is an award-winning author, acclaimed standup comedienne, renowned motivational speaker and teacher of Taoist Qigong. Weaving together humor, art, and profound knowledge, Margaret creates her unique way of teaching Qigong and Self-Healing Therapy that inspires and benefits students of all ages in a fun, unforgettable way.
The Preserving the Wonder Speaker series is held on the third Wednesday of each month. For over 50 years, Keep Sedona Beautiful has been dedicated to protecting and enhancing the scenic beauty and natural environment of Sedona and the Verde Valley. For more information about Keep Sedona Beautiful, please visit www.keepsedonabeautiful.org.

04/28/2026

Arizona's wildfire seasons are growing longer, more intense, and more destructive. Arizona Public Service (APS) has responded with a new Comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan (CWMP) that charts a course for protecting our communities and the landscapes we love. After reviewing the plan you can comment on it to the State Forrester by emailing your comments to: [email protected].
What APS Is Doing
Filed in February and compliant with new state legislation, the CWMP recognizes five pillars: vegetation management, grid hardening, asset inspection, monitoring and awareness and operational mitigations.
APS clears vegetation along utility rights-of-way and creates defensible space around equipment poles. Wood utility poles in high-fire-risk areas are being replaced with steel, and fire-resistant wrapping is being applied to those that remain. Older fuses and surge arresters that can shed hot sparks during failures are being systematically replaced with safer alternatives.

Arizona's wildfire seasons are growing longer, more intense, and more destructive. Arizona Public Service (APS) has responded with a new Comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan (CWMP) that charts a course for protecting our communities and the landscapes we love. After reviewing the plan you

04/22/2026

In an extraordinary action taken on March 31, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

04/22/2026

KSB Board Trustee Barry Mallis and host Kristen Keogh of Trail Mix'd, a video series found on Arizona PBS, did a terrific job exploring Sedona's Westfork Trail.
Barry, a superb educator on our natural environment, can be seen beginning minute 2:20 and ending at 10:28. KSB is extremely lucky to have Barry as a KSB Trustee who exemplifies KSB's commitment to Preserving the Wonder™. KSB continues providing education for locals and visitors alike through our many programs.
Kristen continues the hike wrapping up with these words: "Nature gives us all of this and it's our job to take care of it." We couldn't agree more.
Great job everyone!

  KSB Board Trustee Barry Mallis and host Kristen Keogh of Trail Mix'd, a video series found on Arizona PBS, did a terrific job exploring Sedona's Westfork Trail. Barry, a superb educator on our natural environment, can be seen beginning minute 2:20 and ending at 10:28. KSB is