OTHER-2022-009-Conservation Easement Friends of Moorefields property

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i I B . Passive Recreational Use . Grantor reserves the right to engage in and to permit others to engage in passive recreational uses of the Easement Area that do not require surface Iteration of the land and pose no threat to the Conservation Values . By way of illustration, such as ive recreational uses may include hiking , walking , scientific study ; animal/plant observation, ure and environmental education, historic tours , photography , so long as such uses are c6 istent with the maintenance of the Conservation Values , and such uses are subject to all appqJ federal , state , and local laws and regulations . Existing�Roads and Trails . Grantor reserves the right to use and maintain existing unpave ads , driveways , and trails in the Easement Area . These roads, driveways , and trails shall not aved without prior written approval of Fund. The existing roads , driveways , and trails may tabilized with gravel and permanent vegetation . Associated ditches , culverts , stream cross , and bridges may be maintained and replaced as necessary as maintenance of the road, drive , or trail . All necessary care shall be taken to maintain existing roads , driveways , and tls in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values . Existing roads , driveways , and tra�l'� shall not be realigned without the prior written approval of Fund . D . Motorized Vehicles . Grantor reserves the right to use motorized vehicles on allowed roads , driveway and trails for management, maintenance , or stewardship purposes . G E . New Trails rantor reserves the right to construct and maintain new natural surface trails for the purpo e hiking , including the right to construct and maintain the NC Mountains -to - Sea Trail witli"e Easement Area . Grantor further reserves the right to pave trails for non-motorized recreab'nal purposes . All trails must be located a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from the top of thoank of all surface water, unless such locations are physically impracticable , and must be locateeso as not to impair the Conservation Values . All trail construction involving soil disturb must follow best practices for sustainable trail design and construction and must have priowritten approval by Fund . Private trails for personal use by the landowner and a small number o uests that will not have more than a de minimis impact on the land, water quality , or en ' nment are excepted from the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence . When re red by the terrain, trails may include boardwalks , ramps , and handrails to the extent necessary rails may include stream crossings up to six ( 6 ) feet wide , provided they are permitted by all plicable regulatory authorities . All necessary care shall be taken to construct and maintain tros in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either during or after const ' on . Fund shall have the authority to require the closure of any trail that is detrimental to any nservation Values . All realignments of trails are subject to the requirements of this Paragraph . F . Trail and Recreational Accessories . Grar? j1 reserves the right to construct and maintain park benches , litter receptacles , and directional , ucational , and informational signs ' Is and approved new trails . Grantor furtt reserves the right to construct and along existing trai a pp ® g maintain one ( 1 ) observation platform along existing and apved new trails or on the banks of surface water if allowed and approved by all applicable regul"CY- authorities . All necessary care shall be taken to construct and maintain trail and recreational accessories in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either during or after con Ction . Fund shall have the authority to require the removal of any trail or recreational accesso or is detrimental to any Conservation Values . 5of19 O C�