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36 <br /> Baseline Documentation Report Checklist <br /> Introduction and Contacts <br /> Title Page: Include the title of the easement as stated in the ADFP Trust Fund <br /> contract, (e.g., Rocky Ridge Farm Easement), ADFP Trust Fund tracking number, <br /> NCDA&CS contract number, date of the BDR and date of certification, and name, <br /> title, and affiliation of the BDR author (s). <br /> Table of Contents: Include all section headers, maps, and photographic <br /> documentation, with page numbers. <br /> Purpose of the Conservation Easement: Briefly summarize the purposes as found in <br /> the easement document. <br /> Landowner Contact Information: Names, addresses, email, and phone numbers, etc. of <br /> landowners. May also include names, email, and phone numbers of any land <br /> managers, gatekeepers, etc. as appropriate. <br /> Property Background <br /> Total parcel acreage and easement acreage if different). <br /> General location in the county. <br /> Inclusion in a Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) or Enhanced Voluntary District <br /> EVAD if applicable). <br /> History of the parcel, if available, including farming operation and land uses. <br /> Current land uses. <br /> Environmental Audit(EA) or Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in accordance <br /> with the N.C. ADFP Trust Fund Environmental Audit(EA) Requirements and <br /> Checklist. <br /> Any other significant features identified by the grantee or landowner. <br /> Map: Aerial or satellite imagery of the property with the easement boundary map <br /> overlay. Include callouts of significant features, including farmsteads and building <br /> envelopes, and legal access (ingress/egress) from a publicly maintained road. The <br /> features in the map must be tied to the N.C. State Plane Coordinate System (NAD 83) <br /> Grid eoreferenced . <br /> Location and Physical Setting—General description of the landscape and farming <br /> operations in the general area, including adjacent land. <br /> Map: Imagery of area within 5 miles of the easement property, showing the specific <br /> location of the parcel. Include all other easements and protected lands in proximity (if <br /> applicable). <br /> Impervious Surfaces and Existing Human Modifications <br /> List of each permanent structure and other impervious surfaces, showing <br /> length/width measurement. <br /> Map: All human modifications to the property with the following labeled: <br /> structures, roads, trails, dikes and impoundments, wells, fences, utility lines and <br /> corridors, cemeteries, trash piles/dumps, etc. within the easement area. <br />