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15 <br /> 10. Forest Management <br /> Everywhere on the Protected Property, trees may be removed, cut and otherwise managed <br /> to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property damage, to remove non- <br /> native species, for pasture restoration, for firewood and other non-commercial uses, including <br /> construction of permitted improvements and fences on the Protected Property, so long as done in <br /> accordance with the Conservation Plan referenced in Paragraph 9 (Conservation Practices) of <br /> this Conservation Easement and in accordance with a Forest Management Plan that is prepared <br /> by a professional licensed forester, and that is approved by Grantees,which approval shall not be <br /> unreasonably withheld. <br /> Any other cutting, removal or harvesting of trees, including any commercial harvesting of <br /> trees, may be undertaken only if it is in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Forest <br /> Management Plan referred to in this Paragraph 10 (Forest Management) and occurs outside of a <br /> 200-foot-wide stream buffer along North Fork Little River, which is 100 feet wide on either side <br /> of the stream as measured from the center of the stream and perpendicular to the stream, as well <br /> as 200-foot-wide stream buffer along the unnamed tributary of North Fork Little River, which is <br /> 100 feet wide on either side of the stream as measured from the center of the stream and <br /> perpendicular to the stream. The location of both stream buffers are identified and marked on <br /> Exhibit A. Exhibit A is a copy of a GIS rendering of the Protected Property, the original of <br /> which will be maintained with the Baseline Documentation Report at the office of the Orange <br /> County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation and the Eno River <br /> Association. <br /> The aforementioned 200-foot-wide stream buffer shall be maintained in its natural <br /> condition and restricted from any development that would impair or interfere with the <br /> Conservation Values of the Protected Property. <br /> Trees may be planted, harvested and removed within the future "Farmstead Area," once <br /> the location is determined and approved by Grantor and Grantees, all without the advance <br /> written permission of the Grantees. <br /> 11. Mining <br /> There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, removal of topsoil, <br /> sand, gravel,rock,peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land <br /> in any manner except as necessary for the purpose of normal and customary farming operations <br /> in accordance with the Conservation Plan or combating erosion or flooding in accordance with <br /> the Conservation Plan and as reasonably necessary for any maintenance, construction or <br /> reconstruction on the Protected Property permitted herein. Disturbed areas for the purpose of <br /> removing soil, gravel, rock,peat, minerals or other materials necessary for permitted customary <br /> agricultural uses on the Protected Property will be limited to one acre in total surface area and <br /> will be restored as soon as practicable after the disturbance. Under no circumstances is the <br /> drilling for or exploration for hydrocarbons permitted in, under, on or to the Protected Property. <br /> Page 9 of 19 <br />