E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Benton County,Oregon |
Nearest city | Adair Village, Oregon |
Coordinates | 44°41′57″N123°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 |
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TheE. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (orE. E. Wilson Game Management Area) is awildlife management area located nearCorvallis,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 includesblacktail deer,pheasant, andquail.[4]
The area occupies a section ofCamp Adair, a decommissionedUnited States Armycantonment which operated duringWorld War II.
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