One of the most populated and largest cities of Australia is Lismore. This place is having lower housing density and scattered suburbs. Public transport use is very minimal here. Primary means of commuting from one place to other is the use of personal automobiles. Most of plant species in this city is of European origin and are non-native. Weeds here are regarded as the invasive species. Outlying suburbs, those that are present in hills and in valleys remain for a longer period of time and that too without any regeneration of fire. This leads to shortage of adolescent tress and finally to undergrowth of native forests. Lismore Ministry of Environment is trying to solve this problem through regular burning.

Famous National Parks

Lismore city is popular for its national parks which are located in urban areas.
Some of the famous national parks are Cape Marine Ports, Peninsula Pak and National Nepean Park. All these parks are located in south eastern part of the city. You can also enjoy visiting to the Dandenong National Park located in eastern region and Pipe National Park that is located in Northern region. It is the responsibility of the citizens as well as of the Environment protection department to do the regulation and proper monitoring of pollution. If you go through the world standards of air pollution in this place then it is ranked here as satisfactory. During the summer seasons, conditions start getting worst here. This is mainly due to fog that surrounds this city. Port Phillip Bays of Lismore is getting dredged and it is a reason of fear. It will be affecting the marine life as well as the beaches. A lot of sediment agitation will be caused due to dredging of Phillip Bay. Land of this city is rich in strong foundations and heavy metals.

Rainforests of Lismore

Surrounding towns of Lismore were once essential parts of rainforest and these were referred as Big Scrub. If you get a chance to visit University of Southern Cross then you will be view this section of rain forest on its grounds. Central business districts are located 30 kilometers away from eastern coast and 45 kilometers south-west. You will also find here Ballina coastal town. Ample number of rainforests patches is found in this area and all these have been preserved today. One of the publicly accessible and largest national parks here is Nightcaps National Park.