Posted on 21 May 2012. Tags: bluebirds, East Davidson, Environment, photo of the day

A pair of bluebirds sang on a feeder in a backyard in east Davidson Saturday. (Allan White photo)
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Posted in East Davidson, Environment, Photo of the Day
Posted on 30 April 2012. Tags: fog, mimosa cemetery, photo of the day, south street

Fog settled on Mimosa Cemetery around 7 a.m. Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted in Downtown & old Davidson, Environment, Photo of the Day
Posted on 24 April 2012. Tags: Environment, green idea factor, PIES, Schools, sustainability, w.a. hough high school

Zak Kennedy's winning "Green Idea" and other entries are on display through May 16 at PiES, in South Main Square Business Center, 442 S. Main St.
Four projects by students from area high schools earned honors – and scholarships for their creators – at the first Green Idea Factory Competition April 14 at the Davidson-based Project for Innovation, Energy & Sustainability (PiES). Topping the list was a “solar composter” by W.A. Hough High School freshman Zachary Kennedy. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Cornelius, Environment, Huntersville, kids, Mooresville, Schools
Posted on 20 April 2012. Tags: Davidson Lands Conservancy, earth day, earth week, iqmetrix, photo of the day

Nick Palazzo and Jeff Wilson of iQmetrix picked up trash on Lake Davidson Friday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Ten employees from iQmetrix in Davidson spent Friday morning cleaning up Roosevelt Wilson Park and the shores of Lake Davidson. The corporate community service project for Earth Week was organized by Davidson Lands Conservancy. Read the full story
Posted in Environment, Exit 30 area, Lake Davidson, Nonprofit news, Photo of the Day, West side
Posted on 15 April 2012. Tags: Davidson College, photo of the day, Reptile Day

Professor Mike Dorcas (right) and his assistants showed off a 14 1/2 foot python (Cristina Mourao/DavidsonNews.net)
A long line led into the courtyard of Davidson College’s Baker-Watt Science Complex Saturday afternoon as people waited for a chance to get up close with a collection of snakes, frogs, and salamanders at the annual Reptile Day. College students manned tables, where they explained the critters and offered visitors a chance to touch. Read the full story
Posted in Davidson and the World, Davidson College, Environment, Photo of the Day
Posted on 12 April 2012. Tags: green business, nc science festival, PIES, Schools, sustainability
A new high school competition that aims to promote a better understanding of sustainability is scheduled in Davidson this weekend as part of the 2012 North Carolina Science Festival. Teams from area schools will square off in the first Green Idea Factory Competition on Saturday, at The Business Center, in South Main Square. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Cornelius, Environment, Huntersville, Mooresville, Nonprofit news, Schools, South Main Street
Posted on 10 April 2012. Tags: Exit 30 area, fishing, photo of the day, Roosevelt Wilson park

Taylor Wilson, 14, of Davidson, was fishing on Easter Sunday at Roosevelt Wilson Park off Griffth Street. That provided a scene for his photographer dad. See another photo below (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted in Environment, Exit 30 area, Life in Davidson, Photo of the Day, West side
Posted on 03 April 2012. Tags: birds, photo of the day, Roosevelt Wilson park

A flock of birds flies over Roosevelt Wilson Park as sun rays sneak through the clouds. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted in Downtown & old Davidson, Environment, Exit 30 area, Photo of the Day