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BOCC Draft I1-2 ~-04 ~ ~ Envelopes," only within the building lot of each and only after the building lot is legally created by subdivision. Any other cutting, removal or harvesting of trees, including any commercial harvesting of trees, may be undertaken only if it occurs outside of the Conservation Corridor, outside of any wetlands, and only ifit is in accordance with the Conservation Plan referenced in Paragraph 9 of this Conservation Easement and a Forest Management Plan as set out below,. All forest management activities shall be conducted only in accordance with N.C. Division of Forest Resources Best Management Practices guidelines for timber management as the same maybe promulgated bylaw or regulation in the state of North Carolina and as adopted by the North Carolina organization of professional foresters, and amended from time-to-time, Forest management is permitted to generate occasional income from harvest and sale of forest products and to maintain the general health of the forest ecosystem. All forest management activities must be in accordance with a written Forest Management Plan, prepared by a professional forester and approved by Grantee. The Forest Management Plan must be updated and re-approved by Grantee at least every ten (10) years so long as Grantors wish to continue to manage or harvest the forest. The Forest Management Plan required by this Paragraph 10 and a Harvest Plan prepared by a professional forester must be submitted to Grantee for approval at least thirty (30) days prior to any commercial harvest of timber, No cormercial silvicultural activity may occur until the Forest Management Plan and a more specific Harvest Plan have been approved by Grantee, The Harvest Plan must include the following: a) A statement signed by the forester acknowledging that management activities follow the terms of the easement and will be supervised by the forester; b) Landowner goals and the forester's silvicultural objectives & goals frorn the harvest; c) A timber inventory in targeted management areas with volume, stocking, and species data, and projected yields.. Inventory maybe estimated or omitted with prior written approval of Grantee in cases where it is not deemed necessary (such as pre- commercial thinnings). d) An inventory for the presence of rare, tlueatened or endangered species and other unique natural, geological or historic resources in targeted management areas which may require special treatment; e) Prescribed activities and precautions including protection methods for any unique natural, geological, or historical areas and erosion and sedimentation control actions for water quality protection and a smoke management plan if fire is to be prescribed; f) Description of property (timber sale area) access and constraints to access; under no circumstances will Grantee approve a Forest Management Plan or a Harvest Plan containing strearn or wetland crossings; g) Descriptive map(s) of all management areas, including logging deck(s), skid trails, roads, streams, streamside management zones (buffers) and areas of special concern, including wetlands;