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2025 Events & Retreats Schedule PDF
October 15, 2024
When planning your calendar for attending retreats at SCOL or events at the Portland Center, it can be helpful to see everything being offered at a glance. The schedule of […]
Volunteer Celebration
October 14, 2024
Let’s send great gratitude to Jennifer Chang, another volunteer extraordinaire! She became even more active once she had freetired from her federal job with emergency response and planning (FEMA)! She […]
Gray Squirrels are endangered? – An SCOL Nature Spotlight by Vicki Fields
September 9, 2024
Yes, the State of Washington designated the Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) as endangered in 2023. This is because there are only three areas in the state where the species […]
A House Wren’s Love’s Labor Lost, a Nature Tale from SCOL, by Vicki Fields
August 12, 2024
One sunny late Spring morning a bachelor house wren busied himself on the edge of Carrols Creek meadow searching for a perfect nest site. He darted from tree hollows to […]
Special Scholarship Available
July 5, 2024
Special Scholarship Available: A donor has offered to sponsor one transgender person to attend each of the retreats that KCC offers at SCOL for 2024. Contact Cynthia Irvine at if you […]
Family Retreat 2024 Appreciation
June 10, 2024
Fun, friendship, and families at SCOL Over the three-day weekend May 25-27, seven children and seventeen adults gathered at SCOL to enjoy our beautiful environment, make new friends, and share in a […]
