That's why this location was chosen - the environmental conditions there (arid) mean the aircraft don't rot, like they would if they were stored somewhere else.

That's why this location was chosen - the environmental conditions there (arid) mean the aircraft don't rot, like they would if they were stored somewhere else. And they aren't forgotten - they'll stay parked there a little while until a disposition can be decided - whether to be immediately recycled (no historic value, no other aircraft of that type in service anywhere in the world, and so on), or to be left mostly intact for future parts reclamation.