Causes: Environment, Environmental Beautification

Mission: Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc. , acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, is committed to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area.

Results:
•Litter Lifters - manages the famous corps of more than 120 volunteers who clean litter from over 65 miles of roads in our area.
•Dark Skies – named Sedona the World’s Eight International Dark-Sky Community Worldwide and 6th in the U. S. in 2014 as a result of a renewed collaboration between the City and KSB.
•Annual Native Plant Workshop - begun in 1979 has educated over 3000 thousand community members on the benefits of using native plants and low water use landscaping.
•Annual Awards Program – recognizes excellence in commercial architectural design, xeriscaping, lighting, and signage or community service.
•Preserving the Wonder ™ Speakers Series - brings experts monthly to our community to discuss their views on pertinent environmental and conservation issues.
•Noise Abatement Community- joined with the City of Sedona in a Citizens Engagement Group to address noise from the airport and specifically helicopter tours resulting in the County’s decision to take over operation of the airport.
•Coalition for the Sedona Verde Valley Red Rock National Monument – at the behest of the Sedona City Council, supported the coalition efforts to be consistent with our mission to protect our unequalled natural beauty.
•Water Sustainability – founding member of the Verde River Basin Partnership, which promotes the use of unbiased science and education in sustaining our surface water and groundwater within the Verde River Basin.
•Land Preservation Task Force - lead the effort to secure several millions of dollars in funding to purchase over 500 hundred acres of unique and sensitive lands around Sedona that are now part of the Coconino National Forest.
•Oak Creek Designated Unique Arizona Waterway – lead the effort in having the State of Arizona acknowledge the importance of this significant natural resource.
•Sign Ordinances in Yavapai County and City of Sedona – worked with local government and the business community to establish outdoor sign ordinances.
•Enforcement of Water Quality Standards on Oak Creek – lead the effort to sustain the water quality of Oak Creek getting federal and state agencies to enforce water quality standards.
•Covered Load Ordinance – wrote and championed a covered load ordinance which was adopted by the Sedona City Council in 2006 making litter resulting from an unsecured load an enforceable offense.
•Award of Merit – given to KSB in 2014 for Environmental Stewardship in Northern Arizona.

Target demographics: Protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area

Direct beneficiaries per year: Educate about native plants, water conservation, dark skies and the environment; pick up litter on over 68 miles of Sedona-area roads;

Geographic areas served: The Greater Sedona Area

Programs: Annual Native Plant Workshop, Monthly Preserving the Wonder (tm) Speaker Series, Annual Awards of Excellence, Volunteer Lifter Lifters, Dark-Sky Educational Events