Personal values & professional ethics

The Society of American Foresters has proposed another revision of the Society's Code of Ethics, Changing a profession's code of conduct might cause considerable controversy. Some will support the current wording and oppose change, and others will see great merit in the new wording. Regardless, what we need is a code that articulates the core professional values of all foresters, A first step, then, is distinguishing our personal values from the core values of forestry.