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RB5734 456 2120 <br /> C. To the extent practicable, the Grantor and Grantee wish to maintain the Easement <br /> Area as a combination of woodland and open space suitable as habitat for the native flora and <br /> fauna of the North Carolina Piedmont, and to protect the water quality of a headwater stream <br /> running off from this land and into Sevenmile Creek and the Eno River. The grant of this <br /> Conservation Easement will further said wish, and will serve the following "Conservation <br /> Purposes," as such that term is defined in Section 170 (h)(4)(A) of the Code: <br /> The Property contains a natural area that has not been subject to significant development, <br /> which provides a"...relatively natural habitat of fish, wildlife, or plants, or similar ecosystem," <br /> as that phrase is used in P.L. 96-541, 26 UCS 170(h)(A)(ii), as amended, and in regulations <br /> promulgated thereunder. <br /> The Property is located in an unusually undeveloped area that is recognized by Orange <br /> County as the Sevenmile Creek/Cane Creek Macrosite, a natural heritage area of regional <br /> significance, which hosts a broad diversity of plants and wildlife types, and is described on Page <br /> 69 of the Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina(December 2004), by Dawson Sather et al. in coordination with the North Carolina <br /> Natural Heritage Program. It is a primary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect the <br /> largely undeveloped nature of the Property and, in doing so,to support and help protect the <br /> natural area and wildlife habitat associated with this area. <br /> The Property is also within the"critical area" of the Upper Eno River Protected <br /> Watershed, so classified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Another primary purpose <br /> of this Easement is to protect the largely undeveloped nature of the Grantor's Property and, in <br /> doing so, helping to protect the high quality of that drinking water supply serving the people of <br /> Hillsborough and Orange County. <br /> The Property also contributes to the open space and rural character of this section of <br /> Cheeks Township. It is a further purpose of this Conservation Easement to help to protect the <br /> rural character and open space of Cheeks Township. <br /> The natural habitat of the Property, and its contribution to the protection of the public <br /> water supply watershed, as well as the open space and rural character of Cheeks Township are <br /> collectively referred to as the "conservation values" of the Property. <br /> The Grantor and Grantee agree that the current uses of and improvements to the Property <br /> are consistent with the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement. The conservation <br /> purposes of this easement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, are also <br /> recognized by, and this Conservation Easement will also serve, the following clearly delineated <br /> governmental conservation policies: <br /> Page 2 of 16 <br />