Date: 1/24/26 12:41 pm From: Elizabeth Shores <efshores...> Subject: Re: James Society for Arkansas Birds
I like this idea.
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> On Jan 24, 2026, at 2:12 PM, Ragupathy Kannan <0000013b0ad14faf-dmarc-request...> wrote:
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> I think this is a great idea worthy of consideration. We can be JSAB.
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> On Saturday, 24 January 2026 at 01:26:00 pm GMT-6, Joseph Neal <0000078cbd583d7c-dmarc-request...> wrote:
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> A snowy, bitterly cold day in Northwest Arkansas City has given me some time to think about the proposal to rebrand ARKANSAS AUDUBON SOCIETY (AAS).
> I think it’s OK to fix the confusion in over-use of the name Audubon. It’s probably long past time we recognize that our great artist was also a slave holder, who bought and sold enslaved people.
> But how do we do make name changes and “keep the faith” with our history and membership?
> The key figure in AAS from beginning was Dr Douglas A. James. He was a founder. He was the one whose love and scientific interest in birds steered the society for his entire professional life.
> I know he would never agree to this while he was still among us. But maybe the time has come. Why not honor him?
> We could become Douglas Arthur James Society for Arkansas Birds. Doug’s name is not all over the place, so that change would end confusion. He was an ornithologist with a distinguished professional career. Leader in every important conservation effort in Arkansas that benefitted birds.
> James Society for short.
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