Agricultural easement and Warranty Deed - Fickle Creek Farm

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d�ll'll�j;VUllJd!i�!n'li III Yltl'dlll RR6400 50 9�22 ,I O� Forest Management Everywhere on the Property, trees may be removed, cut and otherwise managed to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property damage, to remove non-native species,. for pasture restoration, for firewood and other non-commercial uses, including construction of permitted improvements and fences on the Property, so long as done in accordance mith the Conservation Plan referenced in Paragraph 9 (Conservation Practices) of this Conservation Easement and in accordance with a Forest Management Plan that is prepared by a professional licensed forester, and that is approved by Grantee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any other cutting, removal or harvesting of trees, including any commercial harvesting of trees, may be undertaken only if it occurs outside of the stream buffer described in Paragraph 4 (Right to Farrn) of this Conservation Easement and it is in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Forest Management Plan referred to in this Paragraph 10 (Forest Management). Trees may be planted, harvested and removed within the area identified and marked as the one-acre future "Residential 1- nvelope" once its location has been designated, all without the ,advance written permission of the Gnantee. 11. Alining There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary for the purpose of normal and customary farming operations in accordance with the Conservation Plan or combating erosion or flooding in accordance Nvith the Conservation Plan and as reasonably necessary for any maintenance, construction or reconstruction on the Property permitted herein. Disturbed areas for the purpose of removing soil, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials necessary for permitted customary agricultural uses on the Property will be limited to one acre in total surface area and will be restored as soon as practicable after the disturbance, Under no circumstances is the drilling for or exploration for hydrocarbons permitted in under, on or to the Property. 12 Road Construclion Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Property by this Conservation Easement are permitted, No roads constructed on the Property shall be paved or otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, or any other impervious material, without the advance written permission of the Grantee, For purposes of this Conservation Easement gravel roads shall not be considered impervious, Grantee shall not give such permission unless the Grantee determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such road, will not diminish or impair the Conservation Values, of the Property. Page 9 of 18