E._E._Wilson_Wildlife_Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

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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.[2][3] Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail.[4]

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

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  1. [1]
    "E E Wilson Game Management Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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    "E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: Who is E.E. Wilson?". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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    "E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection". Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Program. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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    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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