Badger State Games point, and there was no opening ceremony for the games' final year in Madison because of construction at James Madison Memorial High School. Following the 2010 Winter Games, the Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau withdrew its large annual contributions to the event, leaving it without a host city. The 2011 Winter Games were ultimately held at venues across the state, although many were able to remain in the Wausau area. That same year, the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation announced that it would discontinue the Badger State Games, after operating at a loss for two years. The WSDC stated that
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