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be placed on the property prohibiting the alteration of topography or vegetation adjacent to the trail <br />This has been a problem in the past when adjacent landowners create private access trails to state <br />land. <br />A recommendation to the developer and the City of Orono would be to establish a conservation <br />easement of 10 to 50 feet along the entire southern border with the Luce Line State Trail. This <br />would benefit both the landowner and the trail users by providing a buffer zone of vegetation <br />screening the homesite from the trail. Typically, conservation easements allow landowners to limit <br />future development or alteration of vegetation on their property in order to protect natural and open <br />space. It is a voluntary and permanent legal agreement where the landowner retains ownership and <br />the right to use the land within the terms agreed upon in the conservation easement. The DNR <br />would be willing to work with the developer to establish an agreement that would be beneficial to <br />both parties. <br />Please address the above concerns and discuss the conservation easement possibility in the project <br />review and keep us informed of future plans for this development. <br />Thank you, <br />Suzann Willhite <br />Metro Trails & Waterways Specialist <br />cc: Martha Reger