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<br />2.7 Forest Vegetation Management. Commercial timbering of trees within
<br />the Easement Area is prohibited. Grantor shall have the right to a) cut and remove diseased
<br />trees, shrubs, or other plants; b) cut and remove invasive (usually non-native) trees, shrubs and
<br />other plants; c) cut and remove undesirable early succession trees and replant with more
<br />desirable hardwood species; and d) to cut firebreaks. Trees may also be removed to prevent
<br />personal injury and property damage, or to salvage wind-thrown timber. There shall be no
<br />additional removal, harvesting, destruction or cutting of native trees, shrubs or other plants.
<br />Furthermore, except to accommodate the activities expressly permitted in this easement, there
<br />shall be no use of fertilizers, plowing, introduction of non-native animals, or disturbance or
<br />change in the natural habitat in any manner. All other forest management activities are
<br />prohibited.
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<br />2.8 Excavation. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or
<br />drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no
<br />change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow a) the
<br />construction of the improvements permitted herein, b) the maintenance of hiking trails
<br />permitted herein, c) the combating of erosion or flooding, and d) to enhance the plant and
<br />animal ecosystems native to the locality.
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<br />2.9 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no pollution of
<br />surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other
<br />water bodies, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that would be
<br />detrimental to water purity or, except as specified herein, that could alter the natural water
<br />level or flow in or over the Easement Area. There shall be no alteration, depletion or extraction
<br />of surface water, natural watercourses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other
<br />water bodies on the Easement Area. Diking, draining, filling or removal of wetlands is
<br />prohibited.
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<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.
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<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
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