Hardin County Conservation manages the Calkins Nature Area facilitiy. These facilities use to be home to a well renowned wildlife rehabilitator, Homer Calkins. The HCCB and Calkins staff are no longer equipped to handle such crises, but still take many calls throughout the year. We currently maintain a live animal exhibit, hosting a barred owl, snowy owl, great horned owl, two red tail hawks, and a variety of native ducks and upland game birds. Injured birds can be brought to or rescued by Calkins staff, and will then be transferred to professional wildlife rehabbers.