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Subject: News Release: Young Essayist Wins National Prize (6-08-07)<br>
From: OSU Ag and Extension News <EESCNews@oregonstate.edu><br><br>
6-8-07<br>
Oregon Youth Weighs in On U.S. Honeybee Decline, Wins National Essay
Contest<br><br>
By Aimee Lyn Brown, 541-737-0560<br>
Source: Helen Pease, 541-737-1314<br><br>
APPLEGATE, Ore. – Last spring several bee stories appeared in mainstream
media – all written by professional journalists and scientists – focusing
on the crisis of disappearing honeybees across the nation.<br><br>
Kelton Shockey takes a different approach.<br><br>
While agreeing that honeybee colonies in the United States have dropped
in number from about 7 million to just more than 2 million in the last 20
years, Shockey argues that it's time to rethink the decline of the
honeybee. He focuses on what could be done to protect and propagate new
hives that could help preserve native pollinators. He suggests that to
strengthen hives, beekeepers should first, "observe the nature of
the bee's behavior and design methods that will work to strengthen the
hive."<br><br>
The most surprising aspect of Shockey's argument is that he's a
13-year-old Oregon State University Extension 4-H member from Jackson
County.<br><br>
Shockey's essay, "Stay-at-home Bees: Some Thoughts on Conserving
Pollinators," won first place in the American Beekeeping Federation
National 4-H Essay Contest, where it was judged for accuracy, scope of
research, creativity, conciseness and logical development of the
topic.<br><br>
"The level of sophistication and thought that Kelton put into his
essay illustrates maturity and an ability to reason through a complicated
issue that many college-age students are still working to develop,"
said Roger Renekamp, the OSU Extension 4-H program leader. "All of
us in 4-H, are proud to be part of an organization that encourages youth
scholarship and leadership on meaningful issues."<br><br>
Shockey lives on a small farm outside Applegate, Ore., where he raises
Dexter cows, and bees. He will receive an award of $250 from the American
Beekeeping Federation. <br><br>
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<b><i>About the OSU Extension Service:</b> The OSU Extension Service is
the statewide educational outreach arm of the university, working to help
Oregonians find solutions to high priority economic, environmental and
social issues. Extension delivers research-based educational
programs in agriculture, forestry, family and community development,
marine and fresh water issues and 4-H youth
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Paul C. Jepson<br>
Professor & Director <br>
Integrated Plant Protection Center<br>
Oregon State University,<br>
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