The Sedona Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest rocks. They truly care about the land they work to protect. I personally know many Sedona Ranger District employees and have worked with them on a variety of projects over the years when I was the Forest Service liaison and Guide Manager at Pink Jeep Tours. With a current estimate of 4-7 million visitors per year, this district is totally overloaded and understaffed. The rules and regulations governing public use of Sedona's National Forest lands has changed considerably over the past 10 years. And while some people disagreed with these changes, the land has benefited.

Coconino National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/index.shtml

The primary Coconino National Forest website with daily news updates and other cool info. Their Red Rock Ranger District site covering Sedona can be found here:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/rec_redrock.shtml

In most of the Sedona region, if you park your vehicle at a trailhead parking lot, leave it, and "recreate" (that means hiking, biking, stargazing, etc.) on National Forest lands, your vehicle will need a Red Rock Pass. The pass is part of the U.S.F.S. Fee Demo program currently in force in over 470 National Forests that is designed to create funds from public use that will stay local and support their individual Ranger Districts rather than having to rely upon Congress to allot them funds.

Sedona Red Rock Ranger District
928.282.4119
www.redrockcountry.org/index.shtml

The official Sedona Ranger District website. The immediate focus on their homepage is hiking trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, Wilderness, boating, scenic drives, and archaeological sites.

Friends Of The Forest
www.friendsoftheforestsedona.org

The Friends do a lot of good work on the land. Special projects and patrolling are two that I have seen in action.
Dale Robertson, a former head of the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C. and now retired and living in Sedona, is an honorary member. I was at his Friend’s ceremony when he was presented with a special Friends of the Forest shovel. He expressed happiness for finally being able to be live in the Red Rocks he admired over 25 years ago during a vacation visit. He said that it was during that brief visit that he made the decision to one day move to Sedona. He kept his plan. Cheers Dale!