Conservation Easement - Carl and Eve Shy, PIN: 9831-20-1870, PIN: 9831-10-8624

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,2757 fm l3l area farmer who grows hay and corn for feeding livestock. [Carl Shy mows the field boundary regularly to keep the woodlands from encroaching.] One of the Shys' daughters is building a house just inside the forest fringe and overlooking the agricultural field. A new driveway has been built across the southeast corner of the field to access the new house from Castell Lane. An area of trees has been cleared for the new home site. The approximate location of the residential building envelope is shown on Attachment H. One of the former logging roads(now a footpath) leads from the home site south and east past rocky outcrops and through mature trees to the section of abandoned roadway that helps form the eastern boundary between Lot 2 and Lot 1-R(Lot 1-A). Easement Summary It is the purpose of this Conservation Easement to a) ensure that the Easement Area will be retained forever predominantly in its natural, forested,and open space condition;b)to protect native plants and animals,or plant communities on the Easement Area,while allowing traditional uses that are compatible with and not destructive of the conservation values of the Easement Area such as selective timber harvesting, farming of existing pastures and fields, and artistic activities;and c)to prevent any use of the Easement Area that will impair or interfere with the conservation values or interests of the Easement Area. Activities that would affect the Easement Area and are inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement are not permitted. Photo'Documentation A variety of ground photos of the Easement Area were taken by the ERCD staff to help document the condition of the property. A list of photos and a map showing the locations of the photos is provided as Attachment I. The photos will be maintained in a file of baseline information for this conservation easement at the Orange County ERCD. Page 5 of 6