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DocuSign Envelope ID:9A4D309B-6AAB-44AA-9D5E-839E5DD918EF <br /> EXHIBIT A R84730 18 13114 <br /> FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARDS <br /> There shall be no timber harvesting,cutting of trees,or silvicultural activities except as follows: <br /> Trees in the Envelopes may be cut to control insects and disease, or to salvage wind-thrown <br /> timber.Such management activities must be approved in advance,except in emergencies, by Grantee and <br /> Grantor based upon review of the proposal by forest and wildlife consultants,giving due consideration to <br /> possible unintended consequences to wildlife and wildlife habitat. <br /> Tree or vegetation cutting may be permitted without approval of Grantee to maintain trail and <br /> road access,and to prevent personal injury and property damage. <br /> Commercial timber harvests are prohibited. <br /> All forest management activities must be in accordance with a written Forest Management Plan, <br /> prepared by a NC registered forester and approved by Grantee. The Forest Management Plan must be <br /> updated by Grantor and re-approved by Grantee at least every ten(10)years so long as Grantor wishes to <br /> continue to actively manage the forest or harvest forest products. If no forest management or harvest is <br /> intended, a forest management plan is not required, but there shall be no active forest management or <br /> harvest without an approved Forest Management Plan and Harvest Plan. <br /> A Harvest Plan prepared by a NC registered forester must be submitted to Grantee for its <br /> approval at least thirty(30)days prior to any harvest of timber. No silvicultural activity may occur until <br /> the Forest Management Plan and a more specific Harvest Plan have been approved in writing by Grantee. <br /> The Harvest Plan, also produced by a NC registered forester and approved by Grantee, must include at <br /> least the following: <br /> Description of property(timber sale area)access and constraints to access; <br /> ■ Landowner goals and the forester's silvicultural objectives and goals from the harvest; <br /> • A timber inventory in targeted management areas with volume, stocking, and species <br /> data,and projected yields. Inventory may be estimated or omitted with prior approval of Grantee in cases <br /> where it is not deemed necessary(such as pre-commercial thinnings); <br /> ■ Prescribed activities and precautions including protection methods for any unique natural, <br /> geological, or historical areas and erosion and sedimentation control actions for water quality protection <br /> and a smoke management plan if fire is to be used; <br /> ■ Descriptive map(s)of all management areas, including logging deck(s),skid trails,roads, <br /> streams,streamside management zones(buffers),stream crossings,and areas of special concern; <br /> ■ Clear marking of stream buffers and any stream crossings. Inadequate buffer widths <br /> and/or potential for excessive disturbance of stream buffers are grounds for rejection of a Harvest Plan by <br /> Grantee. The number of stream crossings should be minimized and carefully selected to minimize <br /> disturbance to the streams or drainage channels and surrounding soils and vegetation; <br /> * A statement signed by the forester acknowledging that management activities follow the <br /> terms of the easement and will be supervised by the forester; <br /> 13 <br />