Did you know that annual maintenance of wood dock boxes is proven to increase the number of eggs hatched, in some areas by as much as 80 percent? February is the time to clean, maintain, and erect new wood duck boxes. After boxes are put up, many people neglect the most important part of implementing a successful wood duck box nesting program—the annual maintenance. Each year, boxes need to be cleaned out and fresh nesting material, like cedar shavings, placed in the box. The new nesting materia