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 Watershed Council
- Keep Sedona Beautiful
- Friends of the Forest
- Sedona Westerners Hiking Club
