SCOL Retreat Center

Much Gratitude for Service at SCOL

March 27, 2025

Members of our Sangha are graciously stepping up to help at SCOL. To create the conditions for spiritual retreats at our wonderful rural facility much effort is required, including cleaning, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sati Sangha’s Review of their SCOL Retreat

July 15, 2024

“What we found was a beautiful, secluded and well established home for practice. The beautiful land and the clearly marked trails beckoned us on walks that really added to the retreat experience.”

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Wonderful Service and Losar at SCOL

February 11, 2024

On the weekend of Feb. 9 & 10, twelve enthusiastic volunteers came to SCOL for a traditional cleaning of the facility for Losar, Tibetan New Year. We gathered Friday morning […]

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Repairing the SCOL Land

February 1, 2024

An interview with Dora DeCoursey By Vicki Fields, SCOL When KCC purchased the property for Ser Chö Ösel Ling (SCOL) in 2001, efforts to repair damage to the soil and […]

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SCOL Meadow Restoration Project

January 26, 2024

Read about the history of land tending and restoration at SCOL In 2019, KCC began working with scientists from the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program to restore Carrol’s Creek and the […]

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SCOL is Hiring Retreat Cooks

January 6, 2024

Ser Chö Ösel Ling (SCOL) Retreat Center is looking to create a pool of on-call lead and assistant cooks to support our expanding retreat operations. If you are looking for a way to serve the dharma, […]

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Poetry Play Writing Weekend Reflection

November 22, 2023

I attended the Poetry Play Writing Weekend with other talented poetry aficionados on one lovely weekend in November at SCOL. I had no idea about how to write poems even in my native […]

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A Day of Work and Friendship at SCOL

November 10, 2023

On Saturday Oct 21, a beautiful sunny autumn day, twelve hearty souls met at SCOL to add flowering native plants to our cloisters and front entrance. Lead by Dora DeCoursy, […]

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