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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 />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E