Blogs: Sustainability
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AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS September 18, 2020 As one of the agencies charged with implementing the Sustainable Tourism Plan, we at the Chamber are always alert for opportunities to help improve Sedona’s quality of life and environment....
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Pink Jeep Tours is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Conservationist/Bronze level
It’s hard to miss Pink Jeep Tours, with their unique paint jobs and wind-blown tourists. They have been providing guided tours for over 60 years in Sedona. But you might not know that PINK is green! Their business model reduces...
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Eye Boutique of Sedona is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Innovator/Silver
It didn’t take much convincing for Dr. Carolyn Martin to certify Eye Boutique of Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek. When she heard Darcy Hitchcock speak at a Rotary meeting in early 2017, she quickly became one of the...
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Economic Recovery
AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS September 4, 2020 It’s not too late to try something completely new this Labor Day weekend, especially if you have friends or relatives visiting. Why not volunteer together? The concept of “voluntourism” is...
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Pines Motel is now upgraded to the Innovator/Silver level of Certified Sustainable Businesses
Pines Motel in Cottonwood got certified as a sustainable business in August 2019 but getting Bronze/Conservationist wasn’t good enough for Anna May Cory. She quickly got working on the recommendations for improvement. Since then, the motel has made so many...
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STP Progress
AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS August 28, 2020 Despite the ongoing disruption of COVID-19, Sedona is moving ahead on our sustainability commitment, stabilizing our interrelated economic base, visitor experience, natural environment and quality of life. The Chamber, The...
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Free COVID-19 Testing Blitz by Spectrum Healthcare in Sedona & Prescott
Spectrum Healthcare is providing FREE COVID-19 Testing on Saturday, August 29th in Sedona and Prescott. Times and locations of the FREE COVID-19 testing are: 8:00am – 12:00pm on Saturday, August 29, 2020 Red Rock High School in Sedona 995 Upper...
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Authentus is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Innovator/Silver level
Authentus Group is a brand strategy firm specializing in hospitality, travel, and tourism, with a focus on deepening people’s connection with wildlife and nature. Their international client base includes Busch Gardens, Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort, the Gathering Place...
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The Sedona Chamber welcomes three new Board members
AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS July 31, 2020 The Sedona Chamber welcomes three new Board members this month while asking present leaders to stay engaged, echoing Abraham Lincoln’s famous adage that it is not wise “to changes horses...
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Verde Conservation Grant Program
Friends of the Verde River is pleased to announce the 2020 cycle of the Verde Conservation Grant program. More than 50 local businesses and their customers contribute to the Verde Conservation Partner program which creates a fund to support two superb...
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Community Conversation #2: Stories from the Pandemic
Once the pandemic took hold in our community, we needed a way for all of us to see what was happening. We wanted to share positive stories of resilience. The Sustainability Alliance, in collaboration with OLLI-Sedona started hosting virtual dialogs....
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Processors Open Up on Glass-sorting Improvements
I wanted to share with you our inclusion in an online and print article on glass recycling. I was a presenter on a webinar sponsored by the Glass Recycling Coalition and this article came from the webinar presentation. It is...
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