E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Map showing the location of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (the US)
Location Benton County, Oregon
Nearest city Adair Village, Oregon
Coordinates 44°41′57″N 123°12′36″W / 44.6993°N 123.2101°W / 44.6993; -123.2101[1]Coordinates: 44°41′57″N 123°12′36″W / 44.6993°N 123.2101°W / 44.6993; -123.2101[1]
Area 1,683 acres (6.81 km2)
Established 1950
Governing body Oregon 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, United States. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "E E Wilson Game Management Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ "E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson?". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ↑ "E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection". Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program. 2008-08-11. 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.


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