Posted on 07 February 2012.
A full moon rose Monday night behind the Davidson College Presbyterian Church steeple. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
We’re always looking for good photos of Davidson, people and events. Send us your photos for consideration at editor@davidsonnews.net. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 February 2012.
It was foggy again Saturday in downtown Davidson. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted on 01 February 2012.
Cub Scouts from Pack 58 helped install erosion fencing at Brackett Bluff Nature Preserve, near Fisher Farm, on Saturday.
Davidson’s Cub Scout Pack 58 worked with Roy Alexander of the Davidson Lands Conservancy on Saturday, Jan. 28, to install a silt erosion barrier in the new Brackett Bluff Nature Preserve” near Fisher Farm Park.
The silt barrier will help maintain the pristine quality of the preserve by controlling run-off during storms. The Conservancy had discovered that a previous silt fence had begun to fail, and that erosion from an adjacent landfill was threatening the property. Read the full story
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Posted on 31 January 2012.
Declines in the populations of once-common mammals in Florida’s Everglades National Park have been linked to the presence of invasive Burmese pythons, according to a study by Davidson Associate Professor of Biology Michael Dorcas and colleagues published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more in PETS & ANIMALS»
Also on Pets & Animals today:
- Cornelius Animal Shelter Pets of the Week
- Photo of the Day: We live here too - Davidson photographer Jay Wilson caught a gang of black vultures on Watson Street the other day.
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Posted on 23 January 2012.
SOURCE: Mecklenburg County
Should recycling be mandatory? What’s the plan for the local landfill 5, 10, 15 years down the road? These are the questions that may be asked during an upcoming series of public forums hosted by the Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Department. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 January 2012.
It was a foggy morning Saturday on Lake Davidson. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted on 19 January 2012.
Dawn breaks over the Davidson College campus. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted on 23 December 2011.
Workers install solar panels on the Baker Sports complex this week. (Chip Dawson/DavidsonNews.net)
By CHIP DAWSON
DavidsonNews.net
Long under consideration and announced in October, the first solar panels on the Davidson College campus are being placed on the roof of the Baker Sports Center this week. College officials say the $600,000 project is funded by the college as well as federal and foundation grants, and could save $25,000 a year.
Two crews from Southern Energy Management are doing the work. One team is placing panels on the south center of the roof, for pool heating, and on the north side, for heating water for the showers at the tennis complex. Read the full story
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