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SUMMARY:Ken Zoll to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On November 19\, Ken Zoll\, Executive Director Emeritus of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum in Camp Verde will present “The Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site and V Bar V Historic Ranch.” The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. \nIn his talk\, Ken will discuss findings from his 2024 book written with Peter Pilles Jr.\, retired archaeologist for the Coconino National Forest\, that describes the prehistoric and historic aspects of the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site and V Bar V historic ranch\, including the owners of the ranch such as one who was murdered in a love affair\, another who was a German Baron\, and a third who unsuccessfully ran for Governor and Senator of Arizona. Ken will show some of the public rock art on the property\, as well as some at inaccessible locations. Lastly\, he will discuss the solar calendar that he discovered at the site. \nKen Zoll is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum in Camp Verde. He Retired to Sedona with his wife Nancy in 2004\, after 35 years of Federal service in Chicago and Washington\, D.C. He holds B.S. and M.B.A degrees from Loyola University of Chicago. Ken’s primary area of study has been in ancient astronomy. His book\, Sinagua Sunwatchers describes his two-year study of the solar calendar at the Crane Heritage Site. Heart of the Sky describes all fifteen of his astronomical discoveries in the Sedona and Verde Valley area. His other popular books include Understanding the Rock Art of Sedona\, and H. H. Nininger\, Master of Meteorites. All proceeds from the sale of his books go to the Verde Valley Archaeology Center for cultural resource preservation projects.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/ken-zoll-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:KSB Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Ed Mezulis to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026\, Sedona’s Fire Chief Ed Mezulis will be our featured speaker. Chief Mezulis will discuss the services the Sedona Fire District provides as well as some context to the area we serve. He will also be discussing Firewise and how to become a Firewise community. Chief Mezulis has been with the Sedona Fire District since 2000. Starting as a Firefighter/EMT he moved up the ranks assuming the position of Fire Chief in September of 2022. Prior to SFD he served in the United States Navy and worked for the U.S Forest Service. \nChief Mezulis is committed to life-long learning and currently holds an Associate’s in Fire Science\, a Bachelor’s in Leadership\, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. When not at the station\, he is busy raising his three children\, Aiden\, Abby\, and Ava. None of this would be possible without his wife of 20 years\, Kristen. \nThe event will take place at the KSB EcoHub\, located at 360 Brewer Road in Sedona\, starting at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:30\, and the event is free and open to the public. \nThe possibility of wildfire is one of the most severe and immediate threats to the Verde Valley. Chief Mezulis will explain how each of us can reduce that threat by making our homes firewise. You also need to know the simple steps you can take now to prepare if a fire breaks out\, and the critical actions to take if you are ordered to evacuate. \nJoin us for this important talk\, and learn more about wildland fire preparedness at www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/fire.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/ed-mezulis-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:KSB Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260218T170000
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SUMMARY:Tom Ginn to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 18\, 2026\, Dr Tom Ginn will present a review of the ecological relationships among important aquatic species in the Verde River.  For example\, he will discuss the importance of variable flow relationships to native fish species.  He will also discuss the limiting factors for native fishes\, including the negative effects of introduced species. An overview of fishing opportunities in the Verde River and tributaries will also be included.  Finally\, he will discuss various restoration projects that have been implemented in the Verde River system\, including invasive species controls and riparian habitat improvements. \nDr. Tom Ginn is a retired water quality scientist and environmental pollution specialist with a 50-year career working on major pollution sites throughout the U.S. He has served as an expert witness in major environmental lawsuits including wastewater treatment options for San Diego\, PCB remediation in the Hudson River\, PFAS sources in the Mississippi River\, and metals pollution at many mining and smelting sites in the western states. In Sedona\, Dr. Ginn is active in the OLLI Program at Yavapai College (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) where he has taught many workshops and courses on a wide range of environmental issues. \nThe event will take place at the KSB EcoHub\, located at 360 Brewer Road in Sedona\, starting at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:30\, and the event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/tom-ginn-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260318T170000
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SUMMARY:Wendy Hodgson to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026\, Wendy Hodgson will discuss Arizona’s agaves significance to indigenous peoples. Researchers have revealed that pre-Columbian farmers grew no less than six and possibly eight or more domesticated agaves in Arizona dating to at least A.D. 600. These relict agaves have persisted in the landscape to the present\, unchanged since they were last cultivated within a prehistoric cultural context\, thus providing a rare opportunity to study pre-Columbian nutrition\, trade\, migration and agricultural practices. Understanding these plants and their ecological/cultural roles requires interdisciplinary collaboration that must involve Indigenous Peoples. \nWendy is Herbarium Curator Emerita and Senior Research Botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden where she has worked for 52 years. Her studies include the flora of southwest U.S. and northern Mexico\, especially the Grand Canyon\, agaves\, including pre-contact agave domesticates\, yuccas\, and Hesperoyuccas. She believes in diverse participation and collaboration\, including community scientists and especially Indigenous Peoples whose voices we have neglected to hear far too long. \nThe event will take place at the KSB EcoHub\, located at 360 Brewer Road in Sedona\, starting at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:30\, and the event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/wendy-hodgson-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260415T170000
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SUMMARY:Andrew Grossman to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 15\, 2026\, Andrew Grossman will discuss how over the past two decades\, communities across the United States have been rethinking the role of tourism\, moving beyond traditional marketing toward strategies that support local quality of life and protect the character of the places people love to visit. Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. Join us at the KSB EcoHub\, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. \nIn this session\, he will explore the national shift toward destination management and stewardship while sharing how Sedona’s approach to tourism has evolved since the City established an official Sedona Destination Marketing and Management Organization in July 2023. \nAndrew serves as the Tourism Manager for the City of Sedona\, where he oversees all aspects of the city’s Destination Marketing and Management Organization (DMMO). In this role he develops and implements strategies that balance a thriving visitor economy with a high quality of life for residents and the stewardship of Sedona’s natural and built environment.  With a strong background in destination management and tourism product development\, Andrew previously led state-level initiatives at both Travel Oregon and the Colorado Tourism Office before joining the team in Sedona.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/andrew-grossman-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:Margaret Zhao to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, May 20\, 2026\, Margaret Zhao will present “Harmony in motion: Qigong in the Keep Sedona Beautiful Garden.”Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. Join us at the KSB EcoHub\, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. \nMargaret’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. \nMargaret 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.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/margaret-zhao-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:Diane Kristoff to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDiane will take participants on an adventure to learn first-hand about Sedona’s native plants and their uses by indigenous peoples and wildlife\, identify local pollinators\, examine the region’s unique geology\, and learn principles of responsible land stewardship. Our adventure begins inside the KSB meeting room. You’ll experience a shortened version of the KSB’s Discover the Wonder field trips now offered at no cost to area middle and high school students to learn about Sedona’s geologic history and the Leave No Trace 7 Principles in a fun and interactive way. \nThen the group will conclude outdoors with a self-guided exploration of the KSB educational garden using a Field Journal developed by Kristoff and guided by KSB Adventure Guides.   The program kicked off in 2026 with a grant from the Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County\, and will expand in the 2026-2027 school year in part supported by a new grant from the City of Sedona. This program is now providing hundreds of students the opportunity to learn about nature interactively in a meaningful\, memorable\, and enjoyable way. \nAdventurer\, author and award-winning educator Diane Kristoff earned her degree in geology with an emphasis in paleontology from Arizona State University\, where she also received her teaching certification and gifted endorsement. She began her career teaching eighth-grade science in Tempe\, Arizona. There\, she founded an environmental awareness club and guided as many as 50 eighth-graders backpacking into the deserts and canyons of Arizona and Utah. She has inspired hundreds of teens to learn how to survive in the wilds\, become courageous adventurers\, and appreciate and respect nature. Regarded as a master educator\, Kristoff was awarded the prestigious Silver Apple Award by Channel 3 and the Dial Corporation and received the Arizona Science Teacher of the Year Award by the Salt River Project.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/diane-kristoff-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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SUMMARY:Joan Meiners to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlong the 850-mile Arizona Trail\, which spans the length of the state from Utah to Mexico\, diverse ecosystems showcase how climate change is actively altering life as we know it across the Southwest. During fall 2025\, The Arizona Republic newspaper’s climate reporter\, who earned a Ph.D. in ecology before becoming an award-winning journalist\, spent seven weeks traveling the full trail on her mountain bike to witness these threats\, document their impacts\, and consult with experts on solutions. \nRich with photos and video from the journey as well as scientific expertise and cultural context\, this presentation takes audiences through the state’s biggest environmental challenges and opportunities\, mile by mile. Joan Meiners’ trail journey is a scenic and dynamic window into some of Arizona’s most pressing problems\, told from the frontlines of journalistic exploration through literal living landscapes. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities. \nJoan Meiners is the climate reporter for The Arizona Republic\, the state’s largest newspaper. In this role\, she has won awards for her investigations into electricity generation\, her deep-dive series on the intersection of extreme heat and housing shortages in the state\, and her commentary on how Arizonans think and approach the existential challenges of climate change. She has previously written and received recognition for her environmental work in outlets like Discover Magazine\, National Geographic and the Washington Post Magazine. Before being lured into the colorful and dynamic world of journalism\, she completed a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology and published research papers on the biodiversity of native bees. She spends most of her free time trail running\, backpacking\, or mountain biking through as many diverse landscapes and regions as she can.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/joan-meiners-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:KSB Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Jeffrey Lazos Ferns to Speak at KSB
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026\, Jeffrey Lazos Ferns\, Chef and Artist will share “Living Landscapes: Food\, Memory and the Sonoran Desert” Doors open at 4:30 with the presentation starting at 5:00. Join us at the KSB EcoHub\, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. \nJeffrey will share how to explore Arizona’s Indigenous Foodways and the Sonoran Desert as a living archive of cultural knowledge\, focusing on how Indigenous foodways and ecological relationships have shaped Arizona communities over generations. Through stories of indigenous plants\, including the Sonoran Desert tree pantry\, Sonoran Desert cactus pantry\, and the Sonoran Desert shrub apothecary\, the presentation highlights how plant\, food\, and wildlife traditions are deeply tied to land\, identity\, and survival. Ferns connects desert ecology to themes of history\, migration\, and cultural resilience. Audiences will see Arizona’s landscapes not as passive settings but as active forces shaping community life\, offering insight into sustainable practices and cultural continuity in the face of environmental change. Note: This presentation will include tasting samples from the Sonoran Desert plant scape. This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities. \nJeffrey Lazos Ferns is an Arizona-based arts and culture professional\, educator\, and curator whose work centers on Indigenous foodways\, Sonoran Desert ecology\, and community storytelling. Through interdisciplinary programming and public engagement\, he explores how landscapes shape cultural identity\, memory\, and lived experience in the Southwest. He works with organizations including the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on Indigenous Food Ways and Sonoran Desert Plant Hikes/Landscape tastings and is the founder and voice behind initiatives such as the Arizona Indigenous Culinary Experience and the Arizona Indigenous Food Symposium. His work brings together chefs\, knowledge keepers\, artists\, and community members to elevate Indigenous perspectives and deepen public understanding of Arizona’s living landscapes.
URL:https://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/event/jeffrey-lazos-ferns-to-speak-at-ksb/
LOCATION:Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
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