Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 10:00 am, for a visit with Oregon State University’s (OSU) College of Forestry, including a presentation from guest speaker, Dr. John Bailey, and a demonstration from OSU’s Logging Sports Team. This is a free event; all ages are welcome.
Coos County residents can join us in-person in Lakeview E, F, and G at 10:00 am for Dr. Bailey’s presentation, followed by a demonstration outside in Henry Hansen Square (the quad) at 11:00 am from the Logging Sports Team on the Coos Campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay.
Curry County residents can join us for a watch party on the Curry Campus, 96082 Lone Ranch Parkway, Brookings.
For those not able to attend in person the presentation and demonstrations will be streamed live on the College’s YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/@southwesternOR/streams.
About the Guest Speaker:
Dr. John Bailey graduated from Oregon State University in 1996 with a PhD in Forest Science. He is a professor at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry in the Forest Engineering, Resources and Management department (FERM), as well as the Forest Ecosystems & Society Department (FES). His research focuses on using traditional and experimental silviculture practices to achieve a spectrum of objectives in a landscape, including commodity production, habitat creation, fire risk reduction, and ecosystem restoration. His classes focus on wildland fire science and silviculture.
About the Logging Sports Team:
Housed within Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, the Logging Sports Team is open to all OSU students. The team travels to competitions in the Western U.S., including Humboldt State University, and the University of Idaho, Moscow. Additionally, members of the team compete in meets sanctioned by the American Lumberjack Association throughout the U.S., and some have traveled to Canada. The team competes in events that include the axe throw, birling (“log roll”), buck sawing, caber toss, choker race, chopping, limber pole, technical events, and the tree climb.
For more information about the lecture series contact DeAnne Varitek, Dean of Career & Technical Education at deanne.varitek@socc.edu or 541-888-7312.
To learn more about Southwestern’s Forestry & Natural Resources program visit: https://www.socc.edu/forestry/.
