E. E. 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. Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail.

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (the United States)
LocationBenton County, Oregon
Nearest cityAdair Village, Oregon
Coordinates44.6993°N 123.2101°W / 44.6993; -123.2101
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 area occupies a section of Camp Adair, a decommissioned United States Army cantonment which operated during World War II.

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