Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still putting them up today.

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting ...

February 4, 2026, William Joseph (Bill) Stricklin passed away in his sleep at the Etheridge House in Union City, Tennessee. Years of heart disease were not his demise, just bumps along the way. He was ...

Editor’s note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade Accelerated English class, taught by Alicia Burnell. Living in the Midwest, there’s a good chance ...

If you want to install VMware ESXi on VirtualBox VM, you need to follow the steps mentioned below. First of all, we need to create a virtual machine in VirtualBox upon which we are going to install ...

Choose from Motown Revue at Patriot Hall, American Heritage Festival in Florence or the Columbia Boat Show this weekend To make a submission to our events list, email pressrelease@theitem.com with ...

Android TV boxes are fantastic for bringing streaming apps and local media together, but one of the biggest frustrations many users have is the cluttered, ad-filled default home screen. That’s where ...

Here's an interesting display of passive survival techniques from a wood duck and family with ducklings where the drake plays dead whilst the others hide. I happened to accidentally stumble upon them ...

She sure is a beauty! We just know the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck’s babies are going to be just as beautiful once they hatch from their eggs. But for now, their mama needs to keep them safe. By any ...

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found that 2024 was a productive year for the birds, with record-high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched, and ...