The Sedona-Verde Valley is buzzing with discourse concerning a proposal initiated by the KSB Keep Sedona Beautiful to designate approximately 160,000 acres in, and around, the Sedona-Verde Valley into a National Monument. Recently, public meetings in both Sedona and Cottonwood initiated separate and different responses from the folks in attendance. (See Verde Independent article here.) While […]
Boundary for Proposed Sedona Verde Valley Red Rock National Monument Includes Diverse Areas
Boundary for Proposed Sedona Verde Valley Red Rock National Monument Includes Diverse Areas In our research, we have found no other national monument that includes cities, towns and large tracts of private land within its boundaries. Detailed Land Ownership Map This map, produced by City of Sedona, shows the Amendment 12 forest service boundary in red. […]
Sedona-Verde Valley Groups protecting the Verde Valley and Surrounding Areas
The following is a list of local organized groups who manage and protect the Sedona and Verde Valley: Friends of Verde River Greenway National Geographic and Friends History of Protections Efforts Verde Valley Land Preservation Verde Valley Archeology Center & Museum Sedona Wet Lands Preserve Verde River- Sullivan Lake – the Verde River Head Waters Oak Creek […]