August 2026
We’re pleased to be providing another update. We have been busy progressing a native plant nursery in partnership with Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd and other generous people. Below is the nursery that was recovered from silt after Cyclone Gabrielle. The nursery is now sited on Pan Pac land and staffed by volunteers that have come across from the now closed, DOC nursery. We are very grateful for the DOC volunteers and the expertise they bring, and our continued parternship with Pan Pac. There are a few remaining steps to finish including securing the roof plastic and a portacom building adjacent. We aim to be producing 3000-5000 native plants each year for planting within the Esk Catchment.
The nursery
Great progress has been made and we hope to be up fully operational by winter 2027
Nursery Tables
Check out these nifty tables that our clever Gunnar has whipped up, with wood donated by Abodo Cladding.
Update June 2024
Cyclone Gabrielle was devastating for the Esk Valley and our planted area was pretty much wiped out with silt. Some species did survive, particularly the cabbage trees and a few flaxes and pittosporum. Take a look at the photos below.
After a few months of recovery, our group formed again to take stock and discuss the future. We were mid way through developing a nursery before the cyclone hit and the group decided we should continue. The kitset for the nursery structure had been delivered but got buried in silt. With the generous help of Pan Pac staff, the nursery has been recovered and we are now in discussions with Pan Pac on a suitable location for the nursery, further back from the river than originally planned.
The Esk catchment still very much requires biodiversity and stabilisation and native planting in the right locations will help.
