I visit Sedona about three times a year from Alaska and I am always amazed at how clean the roads are. A big thank you to all the amazing volunteers from Keep Sedona Beautiful who pick up the roadside trash.

For some 30 years, Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) has been the leading organization providing both a voice and volunteer opportunities for the residents invested in preserving the viewshed scenery, controlling trash along our highways and local monitoring land use issues. As an increasingly popular tourist destination hosting millions of visitors to our community of 10,000 residents, KSB is an integral community partner in promoting sustainable tourism for the industry whose welfare is dependent on tourists.

They recently contributed to the successful opposition to a big manufactured home development just outside of Sedona. Great work!

For 47 years, Keep Sedona Beautiful has been acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area. Through KSB’s dark-sky outreach program, there is more community awareness of light pollution and preserving Sedona and Big Park/Village of Oak Creek’s magnificent natural resource—our dark night sky. KSB’s Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series hosts speakers on a variety of subjects and is free to the public. KSB is a founding member of the Sustainability Alliance. KSB achieved the Silver level certification from the Alliance. It’s an honor to serve on the KSB Board.

Through its programs and initiatives, Keep Sedona Beautiful, truly lives up to its mission to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the greater Sedona area. Members and volunteers are engaged in such programs as Litter Lifters, the Speakers Series, Annual Native Plant Workshop, and Annual Awards Ceremony. Initiatives include efforts around noise abatement, dark sky, water conservation and sustainability. The organization also provides wonderful opportunities for those new to Sedona to meet other residents with similar interests and to get involved with activities that can make a noticeable difference.

What I like about Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc. is their transparency and their all volunteer board. In this day and age of paid executives, KSB holds strong in keeping this volunteer tradition. I would not have any reservations giving legacy money to this prudent, well-managed nonprofit, which has been around for years.

KSB is a wonderful organization that performs great services for the community. I particularly enjoy the Speaker Series, a set of lectures on environmentally related topics that are free and open to the public. I know that KSP is working diligently to find a way to reduce the noise from low-flying helicopters. Keep it up, KSB!

Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) is a singularly valuable organization in Sedona and the greater Verde Valley. It's mission is "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." It fulfills that mission through programs like its' corps of litter lifters who keep some 70 miles of roadways clean. It provides education through events like the annual Native Plant Workshop and the popular Speaker Series. It was critical in raising awareness in the community of the need to preserve our dark skies. Through the efforts led by KSB, Sedona was the 8th community worldwide to receive dark sky designation from the International Dark Skies Association. KSB is a fully compliant 501(c)(3) non-profit that advocates responsibly for issues that reflect its mission.

Keep Sedona Beautiful is a fully compliant and dedicated non-profit. As such KSB follows all requirements necessary to maintain that status. Its mission is to preserve and protect the scenic beauty and natural environment of the greater Sedona area. As a part of fulfilling that mission KSB is fully entitled (in fact many would argue required) to take stands on issues that might be viewed as controversial or "political." KSB does that when the board determines that such a position is important and furthers the goals of the organization. Thus, individuals may disagree with the substance of the position taken by KSB. That is part of a healthy discussion of issues. But such actions by KSB are not in violation of any ethical requirements of maintaining a non-profit status. To state otherwise is wrong and misleading.

Keep Sedona Beautiful violated ethics, transparency and its nonprofit charter recently when it took a political stance on a controversial local ballot initiative on Sedona's August 2018 election. KSB denied it was taking a stance as an organization, but two officers submitted statements of support for the initiative in their official capacity as KSB board members that were published in the Voter Info Guide for the election. KSB also disseminated this side's propaganda to members and refused to be accountable for the false and misleading info therein. After being notified the information was inaccurate, the president claimed KSB was not taking a position and had merely disseminated to its members the information provided (without verifying the accuracy). After this reply and after being notified of the specific and important inaccuracies, KSB did it again, sending a second message to members. Again the president claimed KSB was not taking a side and stated in light of claims that the info was not accurate, KSB would not provide any other comments on the matter... thus not allowing advocates of the other side of the initiative equal opportunity to promote its version to members or at least clarify the innacurate and false information. KSB never issued a correction to members. KSB clearly took a stand as an organization and supported the political initiative. This is a gross breach of ethics. I will not be renewing my membership.

Keep Sedona Beautiful continuing to protect and sustain the Greater Sedona area. Litter
lifters picking up trash in the Sedona area and our beautiful dark skies. Thanks to KSB's
involvement in the community Sedona is a better place to live.

KSB Litter Lifters are out every week picking up roadside litter-trash-..
What a dedicated group of volunteers.. I hear KSB has been doing this work for 45 years. WOW.
KSB also supports and has helped preserve our dark night skies through responsible lighting initiatives and community cooperation.
Our family strongly agrees with KSB's long standing preservation work.

Keep Sedona Beautiful has been a community treasure since the 1970’s, which is well before Sedona was even an incorporated city. The quality of life for Sedona residents and the national and world-wide reputation Sedona enjoys as one of the most beautiful places on earth are due, in large part, to the efforts of this amazing organization. I’m proud to have served as a KSB Litter Lifter for over 10 years and I do whatever I can to support the work of KSB.

I believe in this organization 100%. I have moved to another state but still remain on the board. They truly meet their purpose in keeping Sedona beautiful. For the good of the community and beyond.

I attend the Native Plant Workshop every year. I really enjoy it. I always learn something new. I think it helps populate the Sedona area with native plants and results in more sustainability.

This is a great local group that does very god work keeping Sedona a beautiful place to live. I particularly appreciate ther work keeping over 60 miles of Sedona roads clear of litter and trash.

Keep Sedona Beautiful has been environmental stewards since 1972, that is 45 years of preserving the wonder! KSB's mission is to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area and that is what they have been doing for 45 years.
KSB educates and advocates on behalf of its membership and the community on zoning, lighting and signage issues, community plans, Forest Service plans, environmental impact studies and regional government issues.
If we didn't have KSB, there would be be no one doing this!

KSB continues to do wonderful things, such as co- founding the Sustainability Alliance., which has noe certified more than 30 businesses as to their sustainability practices.

I have been a member of Keep Sedona Beautiful for about six years. It is the only organization I know of that works to protect our environment, to ensure litter free roads in the region, to educate on matters of environmental interest, and to provide speakers on various subjects.