I would be ok with a wild reset ish - or some massive wild repair. If our current wild is supposed to be the "pretty building wild" and the new wastelands wild is supposed to be where we go to mass harvest - we need to do some repairs to the current wild. There are areas that look like atomic bombs went off. Especially close to spawn, or in any desert within 2k blcoks. This looks terrible especially since it is the first thing new players see. Will there be anything in place to help keep the current wild looking nice after wastelands are introduced? Like a rule telling people that destructive gathering is prohibited?
What other kind of gathering is there? Fact is, the deserts are the only source of sand. To capture it, you have to take it from there.