Cane Creek Health Report: Hope After the Storm For the first time since Hurricane Helene, FernLeaf held their annual field study of Cane Creek. Uncertain of the storm's long-term effects on the waterway's ecology, event founder and FernLeaf Experiential Education Teacher, Ryan Lubbers, guided K-4 students in collecting data. Ryan and his citizen scientists are happy to report that the creek is healthy and thriving with sensitive creatures! In early May of 2026, the FernLeaf community came...

Creek Week is a week long scientific exploration of FernLeaf's Creeks by FernLeaf elementary students & teachers.