S Warranty Deed of Conservation Easement between Orange County and Jason G. Davis and Rebecca J. Davis

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RB5821 548 17119 Exhibit B Summary of Baseline Documentation Report Davis Conservation Easement Orange County DEAPR(July 2014) This is a summary of the Baseline Documentation Report for a Conservation Easement to be granted to Orange County, North Carolina (Grantee)by Jason and Rebecca Davis(Grantors), for their property having an address of 5400 Valley Wood Road,Hillsborough,NC 27278 Background Jason and Rebecca Davis are owners of a 10.4-acre parcel of land(PIN 9856-56-5405)—a 3.47-acre portion of which will be subject to the conservation easement. The property located northwest of the Town of Hillsborough in Cheeks Township.Access to the property is from the entrance to the Davis property at the north end of Valley Wood Road (a private road),which is located west of Highland Farm Road (SR 1332),about one-sixth mile north of the intersection with Halls Mill Road (SR 1336). The Davis's purchased the 10.4-acre lot in March 2011 (Deed Book 5128/443). The property is forested with mixed hardwoods and pine except for approximately two acres of open grass field. The owners recently cleared a portion of the woodlands (adjacent to the field)for construction of their future residence. Another small area of trees was cleared along the southern property boundary,east of the driveway entrance to the lot. Both clearings,however,are located outside of the Easement Area. The Davis property is located in the Upper Eno River watershed,which the County has identified as a priority watershed for conserving riparian buffers that help protect important aquatic habitat and drinking water quality. Haley Creek forms the northern property boundary and flows westward, and eventually joins East Fork Eno River—a principal tributary of the Eno River and a source of drinking water for residents of Hillsborough and Orange County. The Easement Area is adjacent to land that is protected by a conservation easement held Orange County in partnership with Mark and Lori Volpe. Conservation Values The Easement Area has important conservation values that will be protected by the Conservation Easement. Those values are described below. 1) Natural area and wildlife habitat:It is a primary purpose of the Easement to protect the natural area and wildlife habitat that exists on the property. The Easement Area is completely forested (hardwood-pine mix)and slopes down to a narrow floodplain along Haley Creek,which flows to the East Fork Eno River and soon after to the Eno River. This segment of the Eno River is recognized as having aquatic habitat of national significance. Conserving this property will help protect habitat for a variety of native plants and animals described on Pages 78-82 of the Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina(2004). The Easement Area is entirely forested with a mixture of mature hardwoods and a small patch of pine on the east side. This forested area serves as a riparian buffer that extends westward into other adjacent and nearby conservation properties.The woodlands support and help protect the natural area and wildlife habitat for a variety of plant and animal species of importance to the Grantor, Orange County and the people of North Carolina. Page 1 of 2