Sunset at Davidson Landing, on Lake Norman. (Greg Taylor photo)

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Peter Snyder, 6, of Pine Road, found a pet on the Village Green over the weekend. The Davidson Elementary first grader adopted the worm, named him Samuel, and put him in a jar with leaves. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

“Hey, what is the deal with all of the little green worms falling from above?” Davidson resident Sara Rubens asks.

They’re canker worms, and depending on whom you ask they’re either cute pets, or awful pests. The eggs hatch and worms begin dangling every year as the foliage begins to appear, which this year seems to be a bit earlier than usual.
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Davidson College’s Environmental Action Coalition will present “Greenstock,” an environmental festival on Saturday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., outside Davidson College Alvarez College Union.

The festival will include music by Davidson students, food from the Healthy Home Market and Davidson College’s Food Cart, break out sessions with experts in different environmental areas, plus games and activities. Read the full story

We've had some stormy weather lately, haven't we? Robert Taylor shot this lightning over River Run during a storm one evening last week. (Robert Taylor photo)

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Film about the life of conservationist Aldo Leopold will be shown free at Davidson College

On Friday, March 23, at 7 PM, the Biology Department of Davidson College and the Davidson Lands Conservancy will host a free screening of a new film called “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of the 20th century and the many ways his ideas about “land ethics” are applied all over the world today. Read the full story

Cherry trees were in bloom last week in front of the Davidson College President's House, on North Main Street. (Steve Marsh photo)

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Sunset earlier this week above Naramore Street, off Beatty Street in the Davidson Bay neighborhood. (Tom Carroll photo)

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We've had some stunning sunsets here in Davidson lately, haven't we? Jay Wilson caught this one last week off Griffith Street. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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