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sny co,rrarvaron eoaa~nnnr ora;z uav-m ] <br />B. IDcGrwtea is a body politic exis[ivg vvder Chapter 153A ofdte NoM Caroline <br />Gmural smmrea. <br />C. Th<Eazemmt Area is a signi5cmt natural area that quuihes in ila present <br />wvattiov as a °._relativaly natural habitW of fish, wildlife, orplants, or similar mosyetcm;' ae <br />[hat phrase Is used In RL. 96-541, 26 UCS ^o(h)(A)(ir~, as amended, aria m rcgulafiona <br />pmmu~ated thorcwder. Specifically, the Sosemmt Arm is Mbimt (oravariery ofrativa plwts <br />and animals desvibed for this area ov Pages 41A2 oflhe /nvemory free Narwal Areas and <br />Wildlf HaMmv ufOrunge. County, IDanx (nrotina, written by Dawsov Sather and Stephen <br />Hall ai condudwl for the Thangle L rid Covsemamy in coordwetion with the NaNs Caroliw <br />Natural Heritage Pmgam in DCCCmbw 158b. the active plwLS and wimals include chestnut <br />oek,red oak, shagbark hickory, red-IVIed hawk, starter and summer mnagers, yellow-Woaced <br />white-ruled daa5 rod faxes, eas[mt dtlpmuv65 sod &aY sgwrtde. Fallowing ie w <br />excerpt from [ha Natural Heritage Invmbry. <br />"Remou for sign JiCanec Three oftAe low yeaks surrounding Re Cane Creek Reserwrir <br />esri/I rolafive[Y Undeveloped undpaarese~guvd ezamp[ev fup(and hardwoodforesv <br />typical ofrhe Hedmone Col(ecirvely, inese uplardd nr esrervtve enough roprovide <br />good AabiratJorseveralanima(v seruiuve to fivmnn rhsmrbmroe. d'iruared in the Cane <br />Creek vapeg ii is an zmponmu habirm node wirMn an extensive wildlife oonidor <br />conner/ed to the Huw Riverrysrem." <br />The EUSemm[Area also WclwLS lwd within azove dmiy red by Orenge COWry ass <br />'ontieW etw"ofaprotwtal wumr mpp(y wataehed fo[Me Cade Creek Resxrvoir. Auolhm <br />primary puepuse vfthis F.eserueut to protal Ne largely wdevelvpednemre pftlle Grantors' <br />Pmpetry end, in dowg eo, helping m pmmc[ [fielEgh gpeliN oPlhat drinkivg water supply <br />serving the people ofsnuthav Orwge Cowry. <br />The Eaeemml Arev also inclpdas producriveapricdtwel lava. 'the majority ofMe sails <br />on the G tam' Pmprny are dazsifi~ es "prune soils" by the Natual Rasourccs Cvnscrveem <br />6erviw, US. Department ofAgncultma, wLlch iv parthas allowed the property to gnaE[y far <br />the special use ad valorem ptvp~zly tax assamtm[ for lands used for silviculmal, agricutural or <br />finraevlmml putp0auc, set forth in N_C. Cen_ Stat. 105.2]].3 ot. seq. It is a secondary purpose of <br />this Dasemwtto protect the agricultural soils wd ag[icultural viability wdprvductivity nfthe <br />Grwmr' ProPmY. <br />The Pasemmt Area also mntnbutes to the ravel and ecauic cfimvcter of[iinglem <br />Township in soulhwestem Orwge Cvwty. Dradshuw Qwrry Road (SIDte Road l I l5) is <br />identified as ascemc road comdor w[he OrwgeCwnty Comprchvma've Plan. AlthougF <br />fometcd buifma along thatmad obscure views ofthc Easement Area, interior views are hipJdy <br />with mixed wnadlwds surtowdwg rolEng pastures, meadows and a pond. It is d <br />mavdary purpose ofthc Easement to help m pmteat themml chareum and open spaoe of <br />Binppam Township. <br />