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<br />(c) Pedestrian Trails — Pedestrian trails may be constructed as long as such
<br />trails be of a natural surface, not be more than six feet (6') wide, and
<br />located at a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet from the top of the bank
<br />of the Eno River.
<br />2.3 Utility Services and Septic Systems. Construction, maintenance, repair or
<br />improvement of electric, gas, water facilities, sewer lines and/or other public or private utilities,
<br />including telephone or other communication services is prohibited within the Easement Area.
<br />2.4 Agricultural, Grazing and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing, and
<br />horticultural uses of the Easement Area is prohibited.
<br />2.5 Timber Harvesting and Forest Management. Commercial timbering of
<br />trees within the Easement Area is prohibited. Trees may be removed, cut and otherwise managed
<br />to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property damage, to remove non-
<br />native species, or to salvage wind - thrown timber, including construction of permitted
<br />improvements and fences on the Easement Area. Such management activities must be pursuant
<br />to a written Forest Management Plan prepared by a North Carolina registered forester, the
<br />selection of whom is mutually agreed upon by Grantor and Grantee and which management
<br />activities must be agreed to in advance by Grantee and Grantor. There shall be no additional
<br />removal, harvesting, destruction or cutting of native trees, shrubs or other plants. Furthermore,
<br />except to accommodate the activities expressly permitted in this easement, there shall be no use
<br />of fertilizers, plowing, introduction of non - native animals, or disturbance or change in the natural
<br />habitat in any manner.
<br />2.6 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 Easement Area,
<br />including, but not limited to, hiking, picnicking, and other recreational uses that require no
<br />buildings, facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land. Grantors reserve the
<br />right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for all activities incident to
<br />recreational use of the Easement Area, including but not limited to the right to prohibit any
<br />recreational use that would permit destruction of other significant conservation values of the
<br />Easement Area.
<br />2.7 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 improvements permitted herein, b) the maintenance of trails permitted herein,
<br />c) the combating of erosion or flooding, and d) to enhance the plant and animal ecosystems
<br />native to the locality.
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