WOOD RIVER, Neb. (AP) — Farmers from the Wood River area are claiming that waterfowl conservation efforts along the Platte River are damaging Hall County roads and cropland.

Four farming families, who have land along the recently flooded Shoemaker Island Road, spoke with county supervisors Tuesday about their concerns. The families said that flood damage that occurred in February will happen again because of raised nesting islands that have been placed in the river by the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program.

The landowners say the program calls for increased river water flows and increased nesting grounds for water fowl. According to the farmers, the land has flooded twice since the nesting islands were placed in the river.

Platte River Recovery Executive Director Jerry Kenny said that analysis indicates that the flooding was not caused by the nesting islands.