Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation

08/08/2026

Time to make some more boxes and get ready for the fall. Still working on our post season numbers but I looks like we had over 300 eggs in our boxes. Very good first year. If you want to get involved visit us at SouthernQuacker.org. If you know of any grants we can apply for please message us.

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July from Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation! 🇺🇸🦆
Today we celebrate the freedoms that define our great nation — the same freedoms that allow us to steward Louisiana’s beautiful wetlands for future generations.
Our nesting boxes give wood duck hens and their ducklings a safe, predator-resistant home in our humid swamps. Every box we install is a small but meaningful act of conservation: preserving habitat, supporting hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities, and living out the American spirit of caring for the land we love.
This Independence Day, we’re thankful for the volunteers, sponsors, LDWF partners, and community members who help make “One Box – Many Flocks” a reality. Your support keeps these wetlands thriving for ducks, families, and all who enjoy Louisiana’s outdoors.
How you can join the celebration:

Sponsor a nesting box and receive a personalized plaque + photo of “your” box in action.
Like, share, and follow us to spread the word.
Visit southernquacker.org to learn more or donate.

Wishing you a safe, joyful, and patriotic Fourth of July filled with family, friends, and maybe a few wood duck sightings!

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there — especially those wood duck dads along the Pearl River! 🦆💙

We hope everyone is enjoying the day, whether you’re spending it with family, out on the water, or just soaking in the beauty of the outdoors.

It’s always special to check our boxes and see new life already taking shape. To all the fathers — human and feathered alike — we hope you like your new digs and know they’re helping support the next generation here in the Pearl River wetlands.

Thank you to everyone who supports our nesting box efforts and helps us continue protecting and improving habitat for local wildlife.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation!

06/13/2026

Thank You Cajun Cypress and Slidell Ducks Unlimited!

A huge thank you to Cajun Cypress Hardwoods for their generous donation of cypress wood to help support our local wood duck box project. 🦆🌿

This donation will help us continue building and placing wood duck boxes throughout the Pearl River area, providing nesting habitat for wood ducks and supporting local wetland conservation right here at home.

Projects like this do not happen without local businesses and community members stepping up to help. Cajun Cypress Hardwoods is helping us turn good intentions into real conservation work on the ground.

If you need quality cypress wood, go check out Cajun Cypress Hardwoods and support the businesses that support conservation.

Thank you again for helping us continue making a difference for wood ducks, wetlands, and future generations.

06/13/2026

A heartfelt THANK YOU to our outstanding partners! 🦆🌲
Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation is deeply grateful to Wes McAdams, owner of Cajun Cypress and Hardwood and Slidell Ducks Unlimited for their incredibly generous donation of 112 board feet of premium, untreated cypress lumber — enough top-quality material to build 9 new wood duck nesting boxes!
We extend a special thank you to the Ducks Unlimited Slidell Chapter for making this wonderful partnership possible and securing this donation.
Cajun Cypress and Hardwood truly sets the gold standard in Louisiana cypress. Their beautiful, naturally rot-resistant, chemical-free lumber is perfect for our humid swamps and will provide safe, long-lasting homes for wood duck hens and their ducklings. We couldn’t ask for better material — this donation will directly help us protect more families in the Pearl River WMA and advance our mission for years to come.
Partnerships like this are what make real conservation progress possible. Thank you, Cajun Cypress, for your outstanding generosity and commitment to Louisiana’s wetlands and wildlife! Thank you Slidell Ducks Unlimited for your continued support and all you do for conservation.

05/27/2026

🚨 SIZE MATTERS with Duck Box Entrances! 🦆
That’s right — in the world of wood duck conservation, the wrong hole size can ruin a whole season!
At Southern Quacker, we use a precision CNC router to carve every box with exact measurements because our feathered friends deserve the best real estate in the swamp!
👉 The Perfect Entrance Hole (3" high x 4" wide):
Big enough for a mama Wood Duck to slip in comfortably… but too small for bigger birds like the Black-bellied Whistling Duck. This keeps unwanted squatters out and gives our wood duck hens a safe, private condo for raising their fluffy ducklings!
👉 The Built-in Ladder:
Check out those perfectly routed horizontal grooves! These act like a custom staircase so those tiny day-old ducklings can climb almost 20 inches straight up to the exit. No ladder = trapped babies. Not on our watch!
We combine old-school cypress craftsmanship with modern CNC precision so every box we install in the Pearl River WMA actually works — helping more hens successfully raise families in our Louisiana wetlands.
Who knew conservation could be this technical… and this fun? 😄
Want to sponsor a box and put your name on one of these custom-built homes? Drop a 🦆 in the comments or head to southernquacker.org!

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Memorial Day 2026 🇺🇸
Today, Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation pauses to remember, honor, and give thanks for the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.
In the peaceful Pearl River wetlands of Louisiana, we reflect on the freedoms they defended — freedoms that allow us to protect and restore these vital habitats for future generations.
As we install nesting boxes and work to grow wood duck populations, we carry forward their legacy of stewardship and service to something greater than ourselves.
We remember. We honor. We are thankful.
❤️🤍💙

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from Southern Quacker Wildlife Conservation! 🦆💐

Today we’re wishing a very happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmothers, bonus moms, and expecting mothers out there — including the hardworking wood duck hens already doing their part in the Pearl River wetlands.

During our recent box checks, we’re already seeing plenty of eggs in several nesting boxes, and even a few watchful mamas keeping an eye on their future flock. It’s a great reminder that every box matters, every wetland matters, and every little egg represents the next generation of Louisiana wildlife.

To all the moms raising families — feathered or not — we hope your day is full of love, appreciation, and maybe a little peace and quiet… unless you’ve got a nest full of kids, then good luck. 😂

Thank you to everyone who supports these conservation efforts and helps us keep these boxes going for our wood duck families.

Visit us at southernquacker.org to get involved!

05/09/2026

Thank you, everyone! 🦆✨

Yesterday I asked what those flying visitors were swarming our Wood Duck Condo were — and you nailed it: Mayflies!

A huge shout-out to everyone who responded so quickly and helpfully. .

Here are a few fascinating facts about these delicate insects:

Mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) get their name from their incredibly short adult lives — many species live just 1–2 days as winged adults!

Their nymphs spend months (sometimes up to 2 years) underwater, making them excellent indicators of water quality. They are a true bellwether for healthy waterways. Mayflies are highly sensitive to pollution and low oxygen levels.

Seeing them in abundance, like we are here in the Pearl River wetlands, is a strong sign of clean, well-oxygenated water — exactly the kind of habitat our wood duck families need!

Nature is full of these small but powerful signals. Every time we install and monitor these nesting boxes, we’re not just helping ducks — we’re protecting an entire interconnected ecosystem.
If you’d like to sponsor a duck box and put your name (or a loved one’s) on one of these conservation tools in the Pearl River WMA, visit southernquacker.org or DM us. Your support helps us install more boxes and keep these healthy wetlands thriving.