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8 <br /> referred to as "NRCS"). The Protected Property includes an unnamed tributary of the North <br /> Fork Little River and the North Fork Little River that flows generally southeast into the Little <br /> River Reservoir, a City of Durham public water supply. The entire Property is located within the <br /> designated Little River Protected Watershed. <br /> The primary purposes of this Conservation Easement are to protect the agricultural soils <br /> and agricultural viability and productivity of the Protected Property, and to protect the quality of <br /> surface waters in the Little River Protected Watershed. <br /> The Protected Property also includes riparian and woodland habitats for a variety of <br /> wildlife species of importance to the Grantor and Grantees, the people of Orange County and the <br /> people of North Carolina. Furthermore, the Protected Property contains outstanding scenic <br /> qualities that can be enjoyed by the general public, namely the views along Guess Road and <br /> Sneed Road. It is a secondary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect these natural <br /> and scenic resources. <br /> The agricultural resources of the Protected Property, and its contribution to the protection <br /> of prime farmland soils, a public water supply, natural and wildlife habitat, and the other <br /> conservation interests described herein to be preserved by this Conservation Easement are <br /> collectively referred to as the "Conservation Values" of the Protected Property. <br /> The specific Conservation Values of the Protected Property and its current use and state <br /> of improvement are described in a Baseline Documentation Report ("Report")prepared by the <br /> Grantees with the cooperation of the Grantor, and acknowledged by both parties to be accurate as <br /> of the date of this Conservation Easement. This Report may be used by the Grantees to <br /> document any future changes in the use or character of the Protected Property in order to ensure <br /> the terms and conditions of this Conservation Easement are fulfilled. The Report, however, is <br /> not intended to preclude the use of other evidence to establish the present condition of the <br /> Protected Property if there is a controversy over its use. The Grantor and Grantees have copies <br /> of this Report, and said report will remain on file at the offices of the Orange County Department <br /> of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation and the Eno River Association. <br /> The Grantor and Grantees agree that the current agricultural use of, and improvements to, <br /> the Protected Property are consistent with the conservation purposes of this Conservation <br /> Easement. <br /> The Grantor intends that the Conservation Values of the Protected Property be preserved <br /> and maintained, and further, Grantor intends to convey to the Grantees the right to preserve and <br /> protect the agricultural and other Conservation Values of the Protected Property in perpetuity. <br /> The conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement are recognized by, and the <br /> grant of this Conservation Easement will serve, the following clearly delineated governmental <br /> conservation policies: <br /> (1) Sections 1238 H and 1238 I of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, which <br /> authorizes the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, administered through the United <br /> Page 2 of 19 <br />