Mountain Habitat

The mountain habitat can be found in the Blue Ridge Mountain, Appalachian Plateau, and Valley and Ridge regions of Georgia. The mountain habitat has rugged ridges and rounded, eroded mountain tops along with valleys, gorges, and waterfalls. The mountain habitat is one of the wettest areas in Georgia because of the large amount of rainfall it receives each year. The plentiful rainfall and rich soil make it possible for plants such as the maple trees, laurel trees, and pine trees to grow and develop well, or thrive, and create thick forests. Many trees in the mountains have needle like leaves that are adapted to retain water for the tree to survive during the colder temperatures. A variety of animals can be found in the forests of the mountain region including black bears, white-tailed deer, racoons, opossums, salamanders, beavers, bobcats, river trout and woodpeckers.