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Yeah, cuz ripping a 40-plus-year-old vehicle to pieces won't disturb or pollute the precious native sand one little bit...I'm sure the contractor who handled this job with such superb delicacy (/sarcasm off) remembered to check the engine for oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid (if the car had power steering), transmission fluid, assorted varieties of heavy-duty lubricants...yeah.
Personally, I'd have granted an exception to the "no disturbing native sand" that would have allowed minor excavation around the garage, provided of course that only the native sand they dug away be used to cover over when they were finished. The gem & mineral club I belong to, like every other mineral claim holder in Montana, is required to restore our diggings to original conditions EVERY YEAR everywhere we do more than surface-pick, and that alone is a job that requires like 5 older dudes who know the routine, plus a backhoe. People are used to that kinda thing now, and they could have dug out the garage, winched the car much more intact onto a flatbed, and then taken down the garage. Ain't bureaucracy grand?
I totally support the protection and restoration of rare and unusual landscapes and wildlife habitats, but some folks take it a bit far. Just exactly how are the owners supposed to get rid of the car chunks without disturbing native sand? Who gets in trouble if a five-gallon-bucket full of oily native sand has to be removed? Bet it ain't the NO PERMITS people...
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