E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area Explained

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
Iucn Category:	V
Map:	Oregon#USA
Relief:	1
Location:	Benton County, Oregon
Nearest City:	Adair Village, Oregon
Coordinates:	44.6993°N -123.2101°W
Area:	1683acres
Established:	1950
Governing Body:	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Url:	http://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.^{[1] [2]} Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail.^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson? . . 2011-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224656/http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/who.asp . 2011-11-07 . dead .
2. Web site: E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection . Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program . 2008-08-11 . 2009-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011042131/http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/pho/p101des.html . 2008-10-11 . dead .
3. Web site: ODFW: EE Wilson Wildlife Area . 2011-11-05 . Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife . Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.