S Warranty Deed of Conservation Easement Eno Confluence Property

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the Eno. Along millrace originates northwest of the property near Efland-Cedar Grove Road and runs southeast to this mill site, forming the entire northeastern boundary of the property and the northwest boundary between the property and the adjacent Penny tract, also owned by the Eno River Association. Significance: This section of the upper Eno, north and west of Hillsborough, was identified as a high priority for conservation in the Eno River Riparian Corridor Plan (2000), commissioned by CWMTF. A conservation plan developed by the Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative (2006) ranked this property as a highly important conservation target for water quality -within the top 2% of all properties in the Upper Neuse Basin. This site was also identified as a high priority for protection in Orange County's Lands Legacy Action Plan (2006-08), adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners in September 2006, and the eastern property boundary, with 4,900 feet of frontage along the East Fork Eno River, was recommended for protection as a "Wildlife Corridor" in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Protection of that corridor was recommended in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat for Orange County (1988). Natural Area Significance: National. A significant number of rare aquatic species are contained within the waterways surrounding the Confluence property, including the Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni) and creeper (Strophitus undulates), state endangered and state threatened mussel species, as well as the Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi), a fish species that is of state special concern. The property itself is part of the Upper Eno Macrosite that contributes to the quality of the habitat. In addition, on a field visit to inspect the property, the Eno River Association located an element occurrence of the Yellow giant-hyssop (Agastache nepetoides), which is a state listed plant. Significant Features: • The property has approximately 10,700 feet of river frontage on the East Fork Eno River and the West Fork Eno River • The property contains 76 acres of intact hardwood forest that buffers the East Fork Eno River and the West Fork Eno River • The property buffers nationally significant Eno River Aquatic Habitat Natural Heritage Site, and composes part of the Upper Eno Macrosite • The property includes remains of a former mill on the West Fork Eno River Page 18 of 20