[Pollinator] Fwd: News Release: Young Essayist Wins National Prize (6-08-07)

[Mace Vaughan]

>>Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:09:12 -0700
>>Subject: News Release: Young Essayist Wins National Prize (6-08-07)
>>From: OSU Ag and Extension News <EESCNews at oregonstate.edu>
>>
>>6-8-07
>>Oregon Youth Weighs in On U.S. Honeybee Decline, Wins National Essay Contest
>>
>>By Aimee Lyn Brown, 541-737-0560
>>Source: Helen Pease, 541-737-1314
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Kelton Shockey takes a different approach.
>>
>>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."
>>
>>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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>"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."
>>
>>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.
>>
>>
>>
>>About the OSU Extension Service: 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 development.
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