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15 <br /> Trees may be removed, cut and otherwise managed only to control insects and disease, to <br /> prevent personal injury and property damage, to remove non-native invasive species, for <br /> firewood and other non-commercial uses, including construction of permitted improvements and <br /> fences on the Property, and for substrates for cultivating food(e.g., shiitake mushrooms, <br /> hiigelkultur-grown crops) so long as done in accordance with the Conservation Plan referenced <br /> in Paragraph 9 of this Conservation Easement and in accordance with a forest stewardship plan <br /> prepared by a licensed forester with stewardship expertise that is consistent with the above <br /> referenced Conservation Plan and that is approved by Grantee, which approval shall not be <br /> unreasonably withheld. <br /> Trees may be planted, harvested and removed within the area identified and marked as <br /> "Farmstead Area" on Exhibit A without the advance written permission of the Grantee, so long <br /> as done in accordance with the Conservation Plan and forest management plan referred to in this <br /> Paragraph 10. <br /> Woodland-based cultivation and harvesting ("forest gardening")to support the <br /> agricultural operation is permitted on the Property, including in the Forest Area mapped in <br /> Exhibit A. Examples include but are not limited to planting woodland medicinals (e.g., ginseng) <br /> and edibles (e.g., leeks) and cultivating mushrooms on logs. <br /> 11. Mining <br /> There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling,removal of topsoil, <br /> sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land <br /> in any manner except as necessary for the purpose of combating erosion or flooding in <br /> accordance with the Conservation Plan and as reasonably necessary for any maintenance, <br /> construction or reconstruction on the Property permitted herein. Disturbed areas for the purpose <br /> of removing soil, gravel, rock, peat,minerals or other materials necessary for permitted <br /> customary agricultural uses on the Property will be limited to one (1) acre in total surface area <br /> and will be restored as soon as practicable after the disturbance. Grantors reserve the right to <br /> bury dead livestock on the Property provided that disturbed areas are restored as soon as <br /> practicable after the disturbance. Under no circumstances is the drilling for or exploration for <br /> hydrocarbons permitted in, on or to the Property. <br /> 12. Road Construction <br /> Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and <br /> incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Property by this <br /> Conservation Easement are permitted. Other than the existing entrance driveways within the <br /> Farmstead Area, as indicated on Exhibit A, no roads constructed on the Property shall be paved <br /> or otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, or any other impervious material, without the <br /> advance written permission of Grantee. Grantee shall not give such permission unless Grantee <br /> determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such road, <br /> will not diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property. Any such road covered by <br /> any impervious material, is subject to impervious surface requirements in Paragraph 7. Rock, <br /> gravel, and other such small stone products that allow for percolation of water into the soil are <br /> Page 10 of 21 <br />