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<br /> modification shall be forwarded to the Grantees for review and approval. The Forest Management Plan or Forest
<br /> Stewardship Plan must reference this Conservation Easement.
<br /> Forest management will be permitted to generate income from harvest and sale of forest products within the existing
<br /> pine stand further shown in Exhibit B until it is considered restored to woodland per The Forest Management Plan
<br /> or Forest Stewardship Plan, at which time the right to harvest and sale forest products will cease.
<br /> Forest management will be permitted to maintain the general health of the forest ecosystem, including,but not
<br /> limited to the following objectives:
<br /> (a) to preserve the existing natural, scenic, and forested character of the Protected Property;
<br /> (b) to foster a healthy, diverse, stratified forest,using even-aged, two-aged, or uneven-aged silvicultural
<br /> methods as appropriate to the particular circumstances;
<br /> (c) to preserve sufficient buffers of substantially unaltered natural forest vegetation, at understory,mid-story,
<br /> and canopy in proximity to surface waters, in order to maintain intact forest and riparian edge ecosystems
<br /> and preserve water quality;
<br /> (d) to preserve forest diversity important to wildlife, such as mast trees, coarse woody debris, den trees, and
<br /> snags; and
<br /> (e) to preserve specific occurrences and populations of animal and plant species that are designated by the
<br /> North Carolina Natural Heritage Program as"globally vulnerable" (G3) or higher ranking, or"state
<br /> vulnerable" (S3) or higher ranking; and to preserve any old growth stands.
<br /> 2.5 Recreational Use. Grantors shall have the right to engage in and permit others,whether or not for consideration, to
<br /> engage in recreational uses of the Protected Property, including,but not limited to,hiking, camping,picnicking,
<br /> horseback riding,non-motorized bicycling, lawful hunting and fishing, and other recreational uses that require no
<br /> buildings, facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land other than what is allowed herein. Pursuit of
<br /> wildlife by any form of motorized transportation is not allowed. Grantors may also construct and maintain fences,
<br /> camp sites,horse trails,foot trails, and or non-motorized vehicle trails incidental to such purposes. Grantors reserve
<br /> the right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for all activities incident to recreational use of
<br /> the Protected Property, including but not limited to the right to prohibit any recreational use that would permit
<br /> destruction of other significant conservation value of the Protected Property.
<br /> 2.6 Excavation, Dredging and Mineral Use. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling;no
<br /> removal of topsoil, sand, gravel,rock,peat,minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land
<br /> in any manner except as necessary to allow(a)the construction of the improvements allowed above, (b)the
<br /> maintenance of roads,hiking,horseback and non-motorized vehicle trails permitted hereunder, and(c)the
<br /> combating of erosion or flooding.
<br /> 2.7 Destruction of Plants. There shall be no removal,harvesting, or cutting of native trees, shrubs or other plants except
<br /> as expressly permitted in this Conservation Easement document. There shall be no planting of invasive,non-native
<br /> trees, shrubs, or other plants within the Protected Property. Non-invasive cover crops used for soil stabilization on
<br /> logging decks and roads are permitted with Grantees approval. Furthermore, except to accommodate the activities
<br /> expressly permitted in this Conservation Easement,there shall be no introduction of non-native animals, or
<br /> disturbance or change in the natural habitat in any manner.
<br /> 2.8 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. Except as expressly authorized elsewhere in this Conservation Easement
<br /> document, there shall be no pollution of surface water,natural water courses,lakes,ponds,marshes, subsurface
<br /> water or any other water bodies,nor shall activities be conducted on the Protected Property that would be
<br /> detrimental to water purity or that could alter the natural water level or flow in or over the Protected Property.
<br /> There shall be no alteration, depletion or extraction of surface water,natural water courses,lakes,ponds,marshes,
<br /> subsurface water or any other water bodies within the Protected Property. Diking, draining, filling or removal of
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