E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
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Map showing the location of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (the United States)
LocationBenton County, Oregon
Nearest cityAdair Village, Oregon
Coordinates44°41′57″N 123°12′36″W / 44.6993°N 123.2101°W / 44.6993; -123.2101[1]
Area1,683 acres (6.81 km2)
Established1950
Governing bodyOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/

The E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (or E. E. Wilson Game Management Area) is a wildlife management area located near Corvallis, Oregon. The site was named for Eddy Elbridge Wilson, a member of the former Oregon State Game Commission for fourteen years before his death in 1961.[2][3] Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail.[4]

The area occupies a section of Camp Adair, a decommissioned United States Army cantonment which operated during World War II.

  1. ^ "E E Wilson Game Management Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ "E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson?". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ "E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection". Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  4. ^ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. "ODFW: EE Wilson Wildlife Area". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2011-11-05.