Look, I’m not a lawyer, but the trick is to make the rules feel like a right, not a handcuff. Give the landowners a clear, simple incentive—tax breaks, a straight‑forward conservation easement that lets them keep the money in their pocket while the land stays out of the bulldozer’s line. Don’t pile on paperwork; let the locals own the plan, just make sure it’s tight enough that the habitat doesn’t get sliced into pieces. If the zoning can be a one‑page map with a few color‑coded zones, that keeps the bureaucracy from turning the forest into a bureaucratic maze. And always remember, the real “progress” is keeping the trees, streams, and wildlife there so the next folks don’t have to rebuild a forest from scratch.