OTHER-2022-010-Warranty Deed of Conservation Easement for Draper Savage Memorial Foundation

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l� 10 recorded in Plat Book 2 , Page 6, Orange County Registry (hereafter referred to lehe Recorded Plat") . , said property consisting of approximately 76 . 84 acres and hereinafter ferred to as "the Property . " The Grantor and Grantees have agreed to subject 53 . 70 acres of the r perty to a conservation easement . The area is a portion of Parcels A and is hereinafter re,*rred to as "the Easement Area . " The Easement Area is more particularly described in Ex� ' t A , furthermore, the property includes buildings and other improvements , which are shown the aforesaid Recorded Plat and on Exhibit B , attached hereto and incorporated herein . The Grantee Orange County is a body politic existing under Chapter 153A of the North C a General Statutes , and the Grantee Eno River Association is a 501 (c) (3 ) non-profit corporation, d each of them is qualified to hold Easements under the applicable laws of the State of No arolina and is a qualified organization under I . R. C . section 170 (h) . Co GOR for and Grantee acknowledge that the North Carolina Land and Water Fund provided Grantee yrange County a grant related to its purchase of the easement (Project 2020 - 049) and acknowledges that part of the Property is subject to a Conservation Easement in favor of the State of North Carolina, dated (A V , 2024 , and recorded in Deed BookCD�5 2 , Page 2 0 , Orange C my Registry , the area of said easement being shown as "Parcel ` A ' - Easement 1 State of No Carolina Conservation Easement" and "Parcel ` B ' — Easement 1 State of North Carolina Conser on Easement" on the Recorded Plat (hereafter be referred to "NCLWF Easement") . `I D . The Property coists primarily of productive agricultural land and forest land . The majority of the soils on the Ida ement Area have been classified as "prime" or " statewide important" soils by the Natural R&O rces Conservation Service (MRCS ) . The Property contains a section of stream known as Rock` and its tributaries , which flow generally northeastward before entering into the Eno River an'i Lake Ben Johnson, a public drinking water supply reservoir serving the Town of Hillsboro . The entire Property is located within the designated "critical area" of the Upper Eno Protecte atershed . It is the primary purposes of this Conservation Easement to protect the agricoural soils and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property , and to protect water quality O>the surface waters in the watershed of the Lake Ben Johnson Reservoir and the Eno River. ' The Property also includes outstanding l rip �r ' and woodland habitats for a variety of native flora and fauna of the North Carolina Pled mbntimportant to the Grantor and Grantees , the people of Orange County and the people of North Carolina . Furthermore, to the extent practical , the Grantor wishes to maintain the Property for certain public outdoor recreation uses as more particularly described herein and protect the historical fe( res on the Property , namely the Moorefields Home and Grounds (c . 1785 ) listed on the Na�onal Registry of Historic Places and continue to facilitate appreciation of the arts in the tradition oQf the former owner . It is the secondary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect natural , outdoor recreational and historical and cultural resources . All actions that have an effect ,on the listed property may be subject to subject to Environmental Review from the State Hist ' Preservation Office . Page 2 of 25 0