E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
{{short description|State protected area in Oregon, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area
| photo = E.E._Wilson_National_Wildlife_Area.JPG
| iucn_category = V
| map = Oregon#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Map of the United States
| location = Benton County, Oregon
| nearest_city = Adair Village, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|44.6993|N|123.2101|W|region:US|notes={{cite gnis |id=1162962 |name=E E Wilson Game Management Area |access-date=2009-05-04}}|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|1683|acre|km2}}
| established = 1950
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/who.asp |title=E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson? |publisher=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |access-date=2011-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224656/http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/who.asp |archive-date=2011-11-07 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/pho/p101des.html |title=E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection |publisher=Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program |date=2008-08-11 |access-date=2009-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011042131/http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/pho/p101des.html |archive-date=2008-10-11 |url-status=dead }} Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail.{{cite web |url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/index.asp |title=ODFW: EE Wilson Wildlife Area |access-date=2011-11-05 |publisher=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |author=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}}
The area occupies a section of Camp Adair, a decommissioned United States Army cantonment which operated during World War II.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/ee_wilson_wildlife_area/}}
- {{Commons category-inline|E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area}}
{{Protected areas of Oregon}}
Category:Protected areas of Benton County, Oregon
Category:Protected areas established in 1950
Category:Oregon state wildlife areas
Category:1950 establishments in Oregon
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