Tim Hoschek, Burlington, talks about the work that is to be done to help the habitat on Huron Island from his family cabin Thursday May 1, 2014 on the Mississippi River across from Huron Island south of Oakville, Iowa. Hoschek has been hunting and fishing the area since his uncle got the property in 1964 and is happy to see the interest in restoring some of the island. A massive project aimed at restoring the quality and quantity of habitat for fishing and hunting around the Huron Island complex about 20 miles north of Burlington on the Mississippi River is set to begin in this fall. (AP Photo/The Hawk Eye, John Gaines)
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