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The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The vast majority of the <br /> soils on the Property are classified as "prime" or"statewide important" soils by the Natural <br /> Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture(also referred to as <br /> "NRCS"). The property includes several streams that flow generally northward before entering <br /> South Hyco Creek and Roxboro Lake, a public drinking water supply reservoir serving the City <br /> of Roxboro and Person County. The entire Property is located within the designated South Hyco <br /> Creek Protected Watershed. <br /> The primary purposes of this Conservation Easement are to protect the agricultural soils <br /> and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property, and to protect the quality of surface <br /> waters in the watershed of South Hyco Creek and Roxboro Lake. <br /> The Property also includes outstanding riparian and woodland habitats for a variety of <br /> wildlife species of importance to the Grantors and Grantee, the people of Orange County and the <br /> people of North Carolina. Furthermore, the Property contains outstanding scenic qualities that <br /> can be enjoyed by the general public, namely the views along NC Highway 86 North and Burton <br /> Road (State Road 1502). It is a secondary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect <br /> these natural and scenic resources. <br /> The agricultural resources of the Property, and its contribution to the protection of prime <br /> farmland soils, a public water supply, natural and wildlife habitat, and the other conservation <br /> interests described herein to be preserved by this Conservation Easement are collectively referred <br /> to as the "Conservation Values" of the Property. <br /> The specific Conservation Values of the Property and its current use and state of <br /> improvement are described in a Baseline Documentation Report("Report")prepared by the <br /> Grantee with the cooperation of the Grantors, and acknowledged by both parties to be accurate as <br /> of the date of this Conservation Easement. This Report may be used by the Grantee to document <br /> any future changes in the use or character of the Property in order to ensure the terms and <br /> conditions of this Conservation Easement are fulfilled. The Report, however, is not intended to <br /> preclude the use of other evidence to establish the present condition of the Property if there is a <br /> controversy over its use. The Grantors and Grantee have copies of this Report, and said report <br /> will remain on file at the offices of the Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks and Recreation. <br /> The Grantors and Grantee agree that the current agricultural use of, and improvements to, <br /> the Property are consistent with the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement. <br /> The Grantors intend that the Conservation Values of the Property be preserved and <br /> maintained, and further, Grantors intend to convey to the Grantee the right to preserve and <br /> protect the agricultural and other Conservation Values of the Property in perpetuity. <br /> The conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement are recognized by, and the <br /> grant of this Conservation Easement will serve, the following clearly delineated governmental <br /> conservation policies: <br /> Page 2 of 18 <br />