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<br />impair or interfere with the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement set forth
<br />above.
<br />Except for those rights specifically reserved to Grantor in Article R and without
<br />limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following activities and uses are expressly
<br />prohibited or restricted.
<br />A. Industrial and Commercial Use. Industrial and commercial activities and
<br />any right of passage for such purposes are prohibited on the Easement Area.
<br />B. Agricultural Timber Harvesting, Grazing and Horticultural Use.
<br />Agriculture, timber harvesting, grazing, horticultural and animal husbandry operations are
<br />prohibited on the Easement Area.
<br />C. Disturbance of Natural Features, Plants and Animals. There shall be no
<br />cutting or removal of trees, or the disturbance of other natural features within the Easement
<br />Area except for the following: (1) as incidental to boundary marking, fencing, signage,
<br />(2) selective cutting and prescribed burning or clearing of vegetation and the application of
<br />mutually approved pesticides for fire containment and protection, disease control,
<br />restoration of hydrology, wetlands enhancement and/or control of non- native plants; subject
<br />however, to the prior approval of Fund, and (3) fishing pursuant to applicable rules and
<br />regulations.
<br />D. Construction of Buildings and Recreational Use. There shall be no
<br />constructing or placing of any building, mobile home, asphalt or concrete pavement, billboard
<br />or other advertising display, antenna, utility pole, tower, conduit, line, pier landing, dock or
<br />any other temporary or permanent structure or facility on or above the Easement Area except
<br />for the following: the construction and maintenance of New Hope Creek Trail, the
<br />construction and maintenance of the extension trail, placement and display of no trespassing
<br />signs, local, state or federal traffic or similar informational signs, for sale or lease signs,
<br />boundary fencing, signs identifying the conservation values of the Easement Area, and/or
<br />signs identifying the Grantor as owner of the Properly and State as holders of this
<br />Conservation Easement and Fund as the source of fundnng for the acquisition of the
<br />Conservation Easement, educational and interpretative signs, identification labels or any other
<br />similar temporary or permanent signs, reasonably satisfactory to the Fund.
<br />E. Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredghng. There shall be no filling, excavation,
<br />dredging, mining or drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other
<br />materials, and no change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary for
<br />the purpose of combating erosion or incidental to any conservation management activities
<br />otherwise permitted in the Easement Area.
<br />F. Wetlands and Water Quality. There shall be no pollution or alteration of water
<br />bodies and no activities that would be detrimental to water purity or that would alter natural
<br />water levels, drainage, sedimentation and/or flow in or over the Easement Area or into any
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