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Page 8 of 18 <br /> <br />2.10 Natural Resource Restoration and Enhancement Activities. <br />Notwithstanding any terms contained within this Conservation Easement, Grantor may engage <br />or contract others to engage in any activity designed to repair, restore, or otherwise enhance <br />the natural resources found or once present on the Easement Area, such as the restoration of <br />the riparian forest corridors, so long as such activities are consistent with the Conservation <br />Values of this Conservation Easement and consistent with a management plan prepared for this <br />property and approved in advance by the Grantee. <br /> <br /> 2.11 Signage. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed <br />on the Easement Area except as otherwise permitted herein and as follows: signs authorized by <br />Orange County zoning regulations whose placement, number and design do not diminish the <br />scenic character of the Easement Area may be displayed to identify the conservation values of <br />the Easement Area, to identify the Conservation Easement, to give directions, to advertise or <br />regulate permitted uses on the Easement Area and prescribe rules and regulations for <br />educational use of the Easement Area, to advertise the Easement Area for sale or rent, to post <br />the Easement Area against trespassers, to identify the Grantor as fee simple owner of the <br />Easement Area, to identify the Grantee as holder of the Conservation Easement, and to identify <br />other grant funders of the Grantee’s acquisition or management of the Easement Area. <br /> <br />2.12 No Biocides. There shall be no use of pesticides or biocides, including but <br />not limited to insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and herbicides, except as approved by <br />Grantee to control invasive species detrimental to the conservation values of the Easement <br />Area. <br /> <br />2.13 No Dumping. There shall be no storage or dumping of trash, garbage, <br />abandoned vehicles, appliances, or machinery, or other unsightly or offensive material, <br />hazardous substance, or toxic waste on the Easement Area. There shall be no changing of the <br />topography through the placing of soil or other substance or material such as land fill or <br />dredging spoils, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that could cause <br />erosion or siltation on the Easement Area. <br /> <br />2.14 Predator Control. Grantor shall have the right to control, destroy, or trap <br />predatory and problem animals that pose a material threat to livestock and/or humans by <br />means and methods with prior written approval of Grantee. The method employed shall be <br />selective and specific to individuals, rather than broadcast, nonselective techniques. <br /> <br />2.15 Commercial Development. Any commercial or industrial use of or activity <br />within the Easement Area is prohibited. This restriction on use shall not be construed to <br />prohibit use of the Easement Area for recreational, educational and scientific purposes, as long <br />as such activities are undertaken on a noncommercial basis. <br /> <br />20