Badger State Games of the games. The Wisconsin Amateur Sports Corporation, a non-profit organization, began organizing the first edition of the Badger State Games in 1984. The plan was closely associated with Madison's bid for the 1987 National Sports Festival, which was ultimately awarded to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The inaugural Badger State Games were held in Madison in 1985, with ceremonies including an Olympic-style torch relay that circled the state over the course of two weeks. Wisconsin became the sixteenth state to hold a statewide multi-sport event, with the National Congress of State Games created in 1988 to serve as their governing body.
North Coast State Forest Coalition Oregon Department of Forestry protect Oregon's largest tree, the Arcadia Cedar, which is located in Clatsop County on public Board of Forestry land. The tree, a Western red cedar, has been identified as Oregon's largest tree by Ascending the Giants based on its height, trunk diameter, and crown spread. The North Coast State Forest Coalition helped bring attention to the tree, which is on the Oregon Department of Forestry's Land Acquisition and Exchange Plan for potential trade to a logging company. North Coast State Forest Coalition The North Coast State Forest Coalition (NCSFC) is a coalition of non-profit organizations in