The state’s wood duck population is thriving, thanks in part to the state’s efforts to install hundreds of new wood duck boxes across the state. The effort has been boosted by help from the ...

Building and erecting wood duck nesting boxes is a great project for late winter and early spring. Nesting habitat for the wood duck, which usually nest in tree cavities near wetlands rather than … ...

More commonly found in southeastern states, and especially the drainages of the Mississippi River, wood ducks were hunted almost to the point of extinction in the early 1900s.

Wood duck box plans are available here. For information about making a tax-deductible donations of lumber or money, go to the Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation web site or call 413-230-4945.