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Draft IZ/1/03 (clea~z) 5 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE DEED OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT This Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement ("Easement") is granted on this day of , 2003, by VICTOR CARL WALTERS, JR. and ELIZABETH T. WALTERS, husband and wife, having an address of 7119 High Rock Road, Efland, NC 27243 ("Grantors"), to ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, having an address of Post Office Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 ("Grantee"). WHEREAS: Grantors are the sole owners in fee simple, of certain farm Property, more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Property"), which consists of approximately 223.13 acres of land, located in Cedar Grove and Cheeks townships, Orange County, North Carolina and identified as that portion of Tract that is not depicted as "OVERLAP AREA" 1 and Tract Two on the plat of property titled "Property of Victor Carl Walters, Jr. and wife Elizabeth T. Walters," prepared by Landmark Surveying, Inc., which plat is recorded at Plat Book 92, Pages 104 and at Plat Book 92, Page 105, Orange County Registry (PIN 9836-19-7855, PIN 9836-08-6627, PIN 9837-03-2356). The Property includes buildings and other improvements, which are shown on Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The majority of the soils on the Property have been classified as "prime" or "statewide important" soils by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is the primary purpose of this Easement to protect the agricultural soils and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property. The Property also includes outstanding woodland and riparian habitats for a variety of wildlife species of importance to the Grantors, the people of Orange County and the people of North Carolina. Cotton Run flows through the Property on its way west to where it flows into Back Creek, a source of drinking water for residents of Alamance County. The entire property is within the Back Creek Protected Watershed. Furthermore, the Property contains outstanding scenic qualities that can be enjoyed by the general public, namely as the views along High Rock Road (State Road 1340) northwest of Hillsborough.. It is a secondary purpose of this Easement to protect these natural, wildlife habitat, and scenic resources. The agricultural, natural, wildlife habitat, and scenic resources of the Property are collectively referred to as the "conservation values" of the Property. The specific conservation values of the Property and its current use and state of improvement are described in a Baseline Report ("Report") prepared by the Grantee with the cooperation of the Grantors, and acknowledged by both parties to be accurate as of the date of