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~ i~uu~nN <br />improvements on the Easement Area permitted herein, and the right to <br />grant easements over and under the Easement Area for such purposes, is <br />permitted. Grantors shall not permit or grant easements for utility <br />transmission or distribution facilities or systems without the written <br />consent of the Grantee. Maintenance, repair or improvement of a septic <br />system(s) or other underground sanitary system that exists on the <br />Easement Area at the time of this Conservation Easement, or the <br />construction of a septic or other underground sanitary system, for the <br />benefit of any of the improvements permitted herein, is permitted. All <br />other utilities are prohibited on the Easement Area. Cellular <br />communication towers or structures are also prohibited on the Property. <br />(e) Pedestrian Trails -Pedestrian trails may be constructed to support the <br />recreational and educational uses of the Easement Area permitted by this <br />Conservation Easement. Such trails must be constructed of a pervious <br />surface and in accordance with best management practices to minimize <br />soil erosion and water quality impacts, and may not be more than six feet <br />(6') wide. Grantor reserves the right to construct no more than two (2) <br />pedestrian bridges to cross over rivers and streams and no more than 200 <br />feet of boardwalk as part of a future trail system, subject to Grantee <br />approval as to location. <br />2.3 Recreational Use. Consistent with the purpose of and the limitations <br />contained in this Conservation Easement, Grantor shall have the right to engage in and permit <br />others, whether or not for consideration, to engage in recreational uses of the Easement Area, <br />including, but not limited to, hiking, picnicking, hunting and fishing, and other recreational uses <br />that require no buildings, facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land. Grantor <br />reserves the right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for all activities <br />incident to recreational use of the Easement Area, including but not limited to the right to <br />prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of the Conservation Values of the <br />Easement Area. <br />2.4 Educational Use. Grantor reserves the right to engage in and permit others <br />to engage in educational uses in the Easement Area not inconsistent with this Conservation <br />Easement, and the right of access to the Easement Area for such purposes including organized <br />educational activities such as site visits and observations. <br />2.5 AQ+-~cultural Grazing and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing, and <br />horticultural uses of the Easement Area are allowed within the locations identified as "Agricultural <br />Use Envelopes" identified in Exhibit B to this Conservation Easement. Agricultural, grazing, and <br />horticultural uses of any other portion of the Easement Area are prohibited. <br />2.6 Forest Vegetation Mann eg, ment. Commercial timbering of trees within the <br />Easement Area is prohibited. Grantor shall have the right to a) cut and remove diseased trees, <br />shrubs, or other plants; b) cut and remove invasive (usually non-native) trees, shrubs and other <br />Page 6 of 20 <br />