Enter the wood duck box. The first attempt to use them on a large scale came in 1937, when the U.S. Biological Survey erected nearly 500 slab-wood boxes in central Illinois.

To predator-proof my wood duck nesting boxes, I adopted the plan endorsed by the Wood Duck Society. Check out their website www.woodducksociety.com for complete instructions and patterns for ...

Question: How do you build these duck nesting boxes?. Answer: Ducks Unlimited has plans for wood duck houses at their website, ducks.org.The houses are best made of a rot-resistant wood, like cedar.

Q: After reading your column several months back about the declining tree habitats for wood ducks, we had several of the boxes made and now have a few questions about their installation...which we ...

Victor Sorrell grew up roaming the beaver ponds and swamps along the Chickahominy River behind Highland Springs. Upon first meeting him, it’s clear he knows the outdoors and seems like ...

Wood duck nest boxes make a great holiday gift and are a tremendous way for a family to engage in conservation. Check out WWA's boxes at wisducks.org . I know this "village" tale took us through ...

Georgia's wood ducks thrive as nesting box efforts soar. Here's how they work As hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for the upcoming nesting season ...

These simple yet essential structures provide female wood ducks with safe spaces to nest and raise their young. Frank explains that duck boxes were introduced in the 1980s when natural habitats ...