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7 Bliss- Dobyns Conservation Easement Draft 9125113 C. To the extent practicable, the Grantor and Grantee wish to maintain the Easement Area as a combination of woodland and open space suitable as habitat for the native flora and fauna of the North Carolina Piedmont, and to protect the water quality of a headwater stream running off from this land and into Sevenmile Creek and the Eno River. The grant of this Conservation Easement will further said wish, and will serve the following "Conservation Purposes," as such that term is defined in Section 170 (h)(4)(A) of the Code: The Property contains a natural area that has not been subject to significant development, which provides a "...relatively natural habitat of fish, wildlife, or plants, or similar ecosystem," as that phrase is used in P.L. 96 -541, 26 UCS 170(h)(A)(ii), as amended, and in regulations promulgated thereunder. The Property is located in an unusually undeveloped area that is recognized by Orange County as the Sevenmile Creek/Cane Creek Macrosite, a natural heritage area of regional significance, which hosts a broad diversity of plants and wildlife types, and is described on Page 69 of the Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina (December 2004), by Dawson Sather et al. in coordination with the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. It is a primary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect the largely undeveloped nature of the Property and, in doing so, to support and help protect the natural area and wildlife habitat associated with this area. The Property is also within the "critical area" of the Upper Eno River Protected Watershed, so classified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Another primary purpose of this Easement is to protect the largely undeveloped nature of the Grantor's Property and, in doing so, helping to protect the high quality of that drinking water supply serving the people of Hillsborough and Orange County. The Property also contributes to the open space and rural character of this section of Cheeks Township. It is a further purpose of this Conservation Easement to help to protect the rural character and open space of Cheeks Township. The natural habitat of the Property, and its contribution to the protection of the public water supply watershed, as well as the open space and rural character of Cheeks Township are collectively referred to as the "conservation values" of the Property. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the current uses of and improvements to the Property are consistent with the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement. The conservation purposes of this easement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, are also recognized by, and this Conservation Easement will also serve, the following clearly delineated governmental conservation policies: Page 2 of 16