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14 <br />Volpe Conservation Easement (South) <br />Draft 11/19/10 <br />spoils, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that could cause erosion or <br />siltation on the Easement Area. <br />2.13 Predator Control. Grantors shall have the right to control, destroy, or trap <br />predatory and problem animals that pose a material threat to humans by means and methods with <br />prior written approval of Grantee. The method employed shall be selective and specific to <br />individuals, rather than broadcast, nonselective techniques. <br />2.14 Commercial Development. Any commercial or industrial use of or <br />activity within the Easement Area is prohibited. This restriction on use shall not be construed to <br />prohibit use of the Easement Area for recreational, educational and scientific purposes, as long as <br />such activities are undertaken on a noncommercial basis. <br />2.15 Development Rights. Grantors convey to Grantee all development rights <br />that are now or hereafter allocated to, implied, reserved or inherent in the Easement Area, and <br />the parties agree that such rights are terminated and extinguished, and may not be used on or <br />transmitted to any portion of the Easement Area, as it now or hereafter may be bounded or <br />described, or to any other property. <br />3. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS RETAINED BY GRANTOR. Grantors retain the <br />following additional rights: <br />(a) Existing Uses. The right to undertake or continue any activity or use of the <br />Easement Area not prohibited by this Conservation Easement. Prior to making any change in <br />use of the Easement Area, Grantor shall notify Grantee in writing to allow Grantee a reasonable <br />opportunity to determine whether such change would violate the terms of this Conservation <br />Easement. This determination by Grantee shall be made in writing. <br />(b) Transfer. The right to sell, give, mortgage, lease, or otherwise convey the <br />Easement Area is subject to the terms of this Conservation Easement. <br />4. GRANTEE'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. To accomplish the <br />purposes of this Conservation Easement, the following rights are granted to Grantee and the <br />following responsibilities are reserved to Grantee by this Conservation Easement: <br />(a) Right to Protect. The right to preserve and protect the conservation values of the <br />Easement Area and enforce the terms of this Conservation Easement. <br />(b) Right of Entry. Grantee, its employees, representatives, and agents and its <br />successors and assigns, have the right, after reasonable advance notice to Grantors <br />or with Grantor's prior verbal consent, to enter the Easement Area for the <br />purposes of (a) inspecting the Easement Area to determine whether the Grantors, <br />their representatives, assigns, heirs and successors are complying with the <br />Page 8 of 16 <br />