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<br /> for all activities incident to recreational use of the Easement Area, including but not limited to
<br /> the right to prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of other significant
<br /> conservation value of the Easement Area.
<br /> 2.10 Excavation. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or
<br /> drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no
<br /> change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow a)the
<br /> construction of the improvements allowed above, b)the maintenance of roads, hiking, horseback
<br /> and non-motorized vehicle trails permitted hereunder, and c) the combating erosion or flooding.
<br /> 2.11 Destruction of Plants. Grantors shall have the right to cut and remove a)
<br /> diseased trees, shrubs, or other plants; b)non-native or invasive trees, shrubs, or other plants; and
<br /> c)to cut firebreaks. Grantors shall also have the right to cut and remove trees, shrubs, or other
<br /> plants to accommodate the activities expressly allowed under this Conservation Easement.
<br /> There shall be no additional removal, harvesting, destruction or cutting of native trees, shrubs or
<br /> other plants. Except for use around improvements or in gardens there shall be no planting of
<br /> non-native trees, shrubs, or other plants in the Easement Area. Furthermore, except to
<br /> accommodate the activities expressly permitted in this easement, there shall be no use of
<br /> fertilizers,plowing, introduction of non-native animals, or disturbance or change in the natural
<br /> habitat in any manner.
<br /> 2.12 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no pollution of
<br /> surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water
<br /> bodies, nor shall activities be conducted in the Easement Area that would be detrimental to water
<br /> purity or, except as specified herein, that could alter the natural water level or flow in or over the
<br /> Easement Area. Other than the construction of a well to serve allowed improvements there shall
<br /> be no alteration, depletion or extraction of surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds,
<br /> marshes, subsurface water or any other water bodies in the Easement Area. Diking, draining,
<br /> filling or removal of wetlands is prohibited.
<br /> 2.13 Natural Resource Restoration and Enhancement Activities. Grantor may
<br /> engage or contract others to engage in any activity designed to repair, restore, or otherwise
<br /> enhance the natural resources found or once present on the Easement Area, such as the
<br /> restoration of the riparian forest corridors, so long as such activities are consistent with the
<br /> Conservation Values of this Conservation Easement and consistent with a management plan
<br /> prepared for this property and approved in advance by the Grantee.
<br /> 2.14 Siege. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed
<br /> on the Easement Area except as follows: signs authorized by Orange County zoning regulations
<br /> whose placement, number and design do not significantly diminish the scenic character of the
<br /> Easement Area may be displayed to identify trails and the conservation values of the Easement
<br /> Area, to identify the name and address of the Property and the names of persons living on the
<br /> Property, to give directions, to advertise or regulate permitted uses on the Easement Area and
<br /> proscribe rules and regulations for recreational use of the protected Easement Area, to advertise
<br /> the Property for sale or rent, and to post the Property against trespassers.
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