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Hindmarsh Island Forest
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The Hindmarsh Island Forest is situated on Hindmarsh Island which is an island in the lower Murray River near the town of Goolwa, South Australia. The Hindmarsh Island forest covers up to 11% of the island. The forest is spread out over different parts of the Island. There is a West Forest and an East Forest. There are a wide range of animals living in the forest such as blue tough lizards, European Rabbits and lots of different birds. West Forest (35°30'28.32"S, 138°48'59.26"E) is located on the west side of the Island, the top part of the West Forest is the Hindmarsh Island Caravan Park, also on the next to the Caravan Park is Karinga Park Homestead (35°30'14.35"S, 138°49'10.57"E) which also is apart of the West Forest. Other parts of the West Forest collide with peoples property's. Same parts of the forest is used for Wood. There is also a Telstra Telephone Tower (35°30'32.10"S,138°49'0.57"E) that is know longer in use. The West forest mainly consists of Aleppo Pines, which were planted in the 1970s. East Forest (35°30'28.00"S, 138°54'28.43"E) is located on the east side of the island, the Forest mainly collides with residents property's, it was originally planted in the late 1980s to keep the sound away and to provide protection from the wind. The East Forest has smaller trees than the west forest, because the trees where planted later than the trees in the West Forest.The trees in the East Forest are the mostly the same trees that are in the West Forest which are Aleppo Pine's (Pinus halepensis). 
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