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BK 6875 PG 2110 DOC# 30116168 <br /> professional forester and reviewed by Grantee and that is designed to insure the maintenance of good <br /> quality, native growing stock of timber, while protecting soil stability, water quality and other <br /> conservation values of the Easement Area, including without limitation , riparian and wildlife habitat <br /> and scenic values . <br /> All timbering activities shall be conducted only in accordance with Best Management Practices <br /> guidelines for timber harvest and management as the same may be promulgated by law or <br /> regulation in the state of North Carolina and as adopted by the North Carolina organization of <br /> professional foresters, as amended from time to time and provided further that all such <br /> activities shall be either specifically approved by the Grantee or shall be in accordance with a <br /> Forest Management Plan which shall be in writing and approved by both Grantors and <br /> Grantee, and provided further that all timber roads shall be constructed of permeable <br /> materials and shall be no wider than twelve ( 12) feet. <br /> Grazing . Grantors shall not graze or pasture domestic animals on any portion of the Easement Area for <br /> commercial purposes . This shall not prevent the grazing or pasturing of animals for Grantors' or their <br /> guests recreation, or used in connection with activities expressly allowed on the Property. <br /> Home Business. No commercial or industrial enterprise, other than a small home-based business or <br /> enterprise conducted by and in the home of a person residing on the Easement Area and consistent <br /> with the conservation values and interests of the Property, is allowed . Any such commercial or <br /> industrial use of the Grantors' Easement Area must be authorized by Orange County zoning <br /> regulations and be consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws <br /> and ordinances for such land uses . <br /> Recreational Use. Consistent with the purpose of and the limitations contained in this Conservation <br /> Easement, Grantors shall have the right to engage in and permit others, whether or not for <br /> consideration, to engage in recreational uses of the Property, including, but not limited to , hiking, <br /> camping, picnicking, horseback riding, non motorized bicycling, lawful hunting and fishing, and other <br /> recreational uses that require no buildings, facilities, surface alteration or other development of the <br /> land so long as authorized by orange County zoning regulations and consistent with permits required <br /> by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances . Pursuit of wildlife by any form of <br /> motorized transportation is not allowed . Grantors reserve the right to promulgate and enforce <br /> reasonable rules and regulations for all activities incident to recreational use of the Easement Area, <br /> including but not limited to the right to prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of <br /> other significant conservation value of the Easement Area. <br /> Excavation . There shall be no filling, excavation , dredging, mining or drilling; no removal of topsoil, <br /> sand , gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land in <br /> any manner except as necessary to allow a ) the construction of the improvements allowed above, b) <br /> the maintenance of roads, hiking, horseback and non -motorized vehicle trails permitted hereunder, <br /> and c) the combating erosion or flooding. <br /> Destruction of Plants. Grantors shall have the right to cut and remove a ) diseased trees, shrubs, or <br /> other plants; b) non -nature or invasive trees, shrubs, or other plants ; and c ) to cut firebreaks . Grantors E <br /> a age XW ✓ vi A.v <br /> Book 6875 <br />