Landowner Assistance
We’re here to help… At Pheasants Forever / Quail Forever our mission is habitat and we provide assistance (technical, financial and hands on) to cooperators (private landowners, land trusts, land managers and partners) interested in establishing or improving habitat for pheasants or quail.
| Name | Contact | Areas Served |
| Shel Wilks Southern Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist | (734) 757-3518 swilks@pheasantsforever.org | Serving Southern Illinois |
| Caleb Worley Northern Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist | (419) 450-9602 cworley@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Northern Illinois |
| VACANT | Serving: Hancock, Adams, McDonough, Schuyler, and Brown counties. | |
| Preston Chapman Senior Farm Bill Biologist | (618) 790- 3844 pchapman@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Perry, Randolph, Jackson, Johnson, Union, Pope, Massac, Pulaski, and Alexander counties |
| Dallas Glazik Precision Agriculture & Conservation Specialist | (217) 841-2978 dglazik@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: East Central Illinois |
| Caleb Crawford Senior Farm Bill Biologist | (217) 370-7307 ccrawford@quailforever.org | Serving: Jefferson, Marion, Clay, Wabash, Richland, Edwards, Wayne and Lawrence counties |
| VACANT | Serving: Bureau, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Marshall, Putnam, Will, Kankakee and Stark counties | |
| Tyler Kimes | (618) 910-0748 tkimes@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Bond, Clinton, Washington, Shelby, Fayette, and Effingham counties |
| Nate Meinhart | (217) 663-0452 nmeinhart@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Douglas, Coles, Cumberland, Jasper, Edgar, Clark and Crawford, Moultrie, counties |
| Zach Stephenson | (217) 691-0922 Zstephenson@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Tazewell, McLean, Woodford, Livingston, Peoria counties |
| Hunter Anderson | (435) 429-1687 handerson@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Champaign, Vermillion, Ford, Iroquois, Macon, Piatt and DeWitt counties |
| VACANT | Serving: Winnebago, Ogle, Kane, DeKalb, Stephenson, Boone, McHenry, Lake, DuPage, and Cook counties. | |
| Emilee Hale | (256) 763-1644 ehale@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Logan, Menard, Sangamon, Christian, Macoupin, and Montgomery counties. |
| VACANT | Serving: Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun counties. | |
| Cody Young | (832) 874-2787 cyoung@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Gallatin, White, Hardin, Hamilton, Saline, Franklin, and Williamson counties. |
| Rachael Russell | (319) 538-2169 rrussell@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Fulton, Mason, Cass, Morgan, Scott, and Pike counties. |
| Jacob Birch | (701) 441-4330 jbirch@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Lee counties. |
| Evan Laws | (815) 631-2106 elaws@pheasantsforever.org | Serving: Henry, Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, Henderson and Knox counties |
Chapter Network
- Many of our 42 Pheasants Forever and 18 Quail Forever chapters in Illinois have the equipment and experience necessary to help you with your local project. Some chapters provide both equipment and experienced volunteers, some provide just equipment, others provide only financial assistance. Contact your local chapter to determine which services they provide (burning, seeding, invasive control, cost share, etc). Click Here to learn more about Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Chapters in Illinois
Assistance from Conservation Partners of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
- Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever has conservation partner agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Farm Service Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Illinois DNR that may be able to assist as well. Please contact your nearest Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever employee for more information about partner agencies
