A Hawke's Bay conservation group is down, but not out, after Cyclone Gabrielle flooded its Esk Valley planting sites.
Despite a layer of silt nearly two metres deep in places, hardy three-year old cabbage trees planted by the Esk River Planting Group are still mostly standing in the soggy ground.
Plans for a plant nursery have been delayed but the group is determined to get the project back on track.
Kate Green reports.
