The Ag/Grasslands section is charge with the administration of various projects related to the agricultural lands and grasslands owned and or managed by the Department of Natural Resources. Proper management of these critical lands are vital to the health of grassland wildlife. Pheasants, quail, and rabbits thrive in grassy fields, roadsides and ditches. Undisturbed grasslands also benefit mallard ducks and songbirds such as meadowlarks, dickcissels and grasshopper sparrows which nest in the tall native grasses and wildflowers seen in rural Illinois in the spring.