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<br />NCLWF Property CE Template – rev. Oct 2023 <br />6 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />Conservation Values. All realignments of paved trails are subject to the requirements of this <br />Paragraph. <br /> <br />H. Trail and Recreational Accessories. Grantor reserves the right to construct and <br />maintain park benches, litter receptacles, and directional, educational, and informational signs <br />along existing trails and approved new natural surface and paved trails. Grantor further reserves <br />the right to construct and maintain one (1) observation platform along existing and approved new <br />natural surface and paved trails or on the banks of surface water if allowed and approved by all <br />applicable regulatory authorities. All necessary care shall be taken to construct and maintain trail <br />and recreational accessories in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either <br />during or after construction. Fund shall have the authority to require the removal of any trail or <br />recreational accessory that is detrimental to any Conservation Values. <br />I. Vegetation Management. Grantor reserves the right to manage vegetation for <br />boundary marking, fencing, signage, fire containment, disease control, insect control, invasive <br />exotic plant control, and removal of conditions that threaten life or property. Methods of <br />vegetation management may include, but are not limited to, selective cutting, prescribed burning, <br />and application of herbicides or pesticides. <br /> <br /> J. Native Community Restoration, Management, and Maintenance. Grantor reserves <br />the right to perform all activities necessary to restore, manage, or maintain the native plant and <br />animal communities on the Property, provided, however, that the conversion of one habitat type <br />to a native habitat type requires prior written approval of Fund. All necessary care shall be taken <br />to protect all Conservation Values, and restoration, management, and maintenance activities shall <br />be carried out in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either during or after the <br />activities. <br /> <br /> K. Stream/Wetland Restoration. Grantor reserves the right to perform all activities <br />necessary to restore and stabilize streams and wetlands to enhance water quality on the Property. <br />Such activities shall be based upon prevailing design and permitting standards. Restoration and <br />stabilization activities shall be based on a design using as many natural materials as possible, <br />shall require prior written approval of Fund, and shall be subject to all applicable regulatory <br />authorities. <br /> <br /> L. Signs. Grantor reserves the right to post the following signs: no trespassing signs, <br />local, state, or federal traffic or similar information signs, for sale or lease signs, signs <br />identifying the Conservation Values of the Easement, signs identifying Grantor as owner of the <br />Property, signs identifying the funders or the holders of Conservation Easements, educational <br />signs, directional signs, and interpretative signs. <br /> <br />ARTICLE III. PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES <br /> <br /> Any activity on, or use of, the Property that is inconsistent with this Conservation Easement <br />or the Conservation Values is prohibited. The Property shall be maintained in its natural, scenic, <br />wooded, and open condition and restricted from any development or use that would impair or <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F21173B5-89BA-402D-A035-40030539EB5E