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2.7 Recreational Use. Consistent with the purpose of and the limitations
<br />contained in this Conservation Easement, Grantors shall have the right to engage in and permit
<br />others, whether or not for consideration, to engage in recreational uses of the Property, including,
<br />but not limited to, hiking, picnicking, and other recreational uses that require no buildings,
<br />facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land. Pursuit of and the killing of
<br />wildlife by any means is prohibited on the Property except as expressly provided in Section 2.14.
<br />Grantors reserve the right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for all
<br />activities incident to recreational use of the Easement Area, including but not limited to the right
<br />to prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of one or more of the conservation
<br />values of the Easement Area.
<br />2.8 Excavation. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or
<br />drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no
<br />change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow a) the
<br />construction of the permitted improvements, b) the maintenance of permitted hiking trails, c) the
<br />combating of erosion or flooding, and d) the construction of one pond not to exceed one acre
<br />which maybe located in the area identified on Exhibit B.
<br />2.9 Destruction of Plants. Grantors shall have the right to cut and remove
<br />diseased trees, shrubs, or other plants, to cut and remove invasive (usually non-native) trees,
<br />shrubs and other plants, and to cut firebreaks. Grantors shall also have the right to cut, and
<br />remove trees, shrubs, or other plants to accommodate the activities expressly allowed under this
<br />Conservation Easement. There shall be no additional removal, harvesting, destruction or cutting
<br />of native trees, shrubs or other plants. Except for use around improvements, there shall be no
<br />planting ofnon-native trees, shrubs, or other plants in the Easement Area. Furthermore, except
<br />to accommodate the activities expressly permitted in this easement, there shall be no use of
<br />fertilizers, plowing, introduction ofnon-native animals, or disturbance or change in the natural
<br />habitat in any manner.
<br />2.10 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no pollution of
<br />surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water
<br />bodies, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that would be detrimental to water
<br />purity or, except as specified herein, that could alter the natural water level or flow in or over the
<br />Easement Area. Other than the construction of the pond as described in Section 2.8, there shall
<br />be no alteration, depletion or extraction of surface water, natural watercourses, lakes, ponds,
<br />marshes, subsurface water or any other water bodies on the Easement Area. Diking, draining,
<br />filling or removal of wetlands is prohibited.
<br />2.11 Si a e. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed
<br />on the Easement Area except as follows: signs authorized by Orange County zoning regulations
<br />whose placement, number and design do not diminish the scenic character of the Easement Area
<br />maybe displayed to identify trails and the conservation values of the Easement Area, to identify
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