"The Red Desert area has a spiritual splendor like no place else. Everything we need is there, not just the oil and gas. Tribes must be involved in the planning before any development occurs." - Wes Martel, Eastern Shoshone, former Council Member, CEO of Inter-Tribal Economic Alliance
Maps
Quick Map Facts:
The approximately
8 million acre Greater Red Desert is the largest unprotected and
undeveloped high elevation desert remaining in the United States.
Over 365,000 acres in the desert qualify for wilderness
designation.
