Homer D. Calkins
Environmentalist, Deceased Person
1911 – 1996
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Who was Homer D. Calkins?
Homer D. Calkins was an American environmentalist who became a leading voice in the effort to save native habitat in Hardin County. He worked to develop county parks that met needs from plug-in campers to untouched wilderness areas. He was instrumental in delaying construction of a rerouted U.S. Highway 20 through the Iowa River Greenbelt in Hardin County, Iowa. Calkins received posthumous awards from the Iowa Wildlife Federation and the Iowa Wildlife Rehabilitators Association praising his long relationship to nature.
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1911
Fort Morgan - Also known as
- Homer Calkins
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 19, 1996
Iowa Falls
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on July 23, 2013
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