This document summarizes some of the key flora, fauna, and natural resources found in Georgia. It describes several plants native to Georgia including the oakleaf hydrangea and Cherokee rose, which is the state flower. It also mentions some iconic Georgia trees, animals, reptiles and birds - including the live oak as the state tree, Virginia opossum, gopher tortoise as the state reptile and brown thrasher as the state bird. Additionally, it provides details about the right whale as the state marine mammal and important natural areas like the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee River.

1. The Flora and Fauna of Georgia
http://dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~GMNH/gawildlife/images/RegionImages/physiograph.jpg

2. GEORGIA PLANTS
Oakleaf Hydrangea
This plant is native to
Georgia. It grows in
woodland habitats.
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3. GEORGIA PLANTS
Cherokee Rose
The hermaphrodite
Cherokee Rose is a
naturalized flower in
Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, and also in
southern Japan. This is the
State flower of Georgia.
http://www.georgiaencyclop
edia.org/quick-facts
http://www.theflowerexpert
.com/content/aboutflowers/
stateflowers/georgia-state-
flowers

4. GEORGIA TREES
Live Oak
This was designated the
Georgia State Tree in 1937.
The are hurricane-resistant
and are seen in coastal
towns and cities in the
south.
http://www.statesymbolsusa
.org/Georgia/state-tree-
georgia.html

5. GEORGIA ANIMALS
Virginia Opossum
This is a native mammal in
Georgia. They are found in
many different areas but
are most numerous in
wooded areas adjacent to
water bodies such as
creeks, rivers, and lakes.
http://dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~
GMNH/gawildlife/index.php?p
age=speciespages/species_pa
ge&key=dvirginiana
http://georgiawildlife.com/no
de/937

6. GEORGIA REPTILES
Gopher tortoise
This is the Georgia State
Reptile. It is found in
southern areas of Georgia.
They dig burrows in dry
habitats.
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7. GEORGIA BIRDS
Brown thrasher
Became the Georgia State
Bird in 1970. They like low
trees, and shrubs with dense
vegetation and live in
fields, wood edges, and
residential areas.
http://www.statesymbolsusa
.org/Georgia/bird_brownthr
asher.html
http://www.all-
birds.com/thrasher.htm

8. GEORGIA SEA LIFE
Right Whale
Became the state marine
mammal in 1985. Georgia's
coastal waters are a calving area
for the right whale
http://www.gadailynews.com/georg
ia/symbols/75479-state-
mammal.html
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/G
eorgia/mammal_rightwhale.html

9. GEORGIA Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forest
In July 9, 1936, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
proclaimed the
Chattahoochee National
Forest a separate national
forest
http://www.gorp.com/parks-
guide/chattahoochee-oconee-
national-forests-outdoor-pp2-
guide-cid8888.html
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail
/conf/learning/history-
culture/?cid=fsm9_029299

10. GEORGIA WATERWAYS
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River
forms the southern half of
the Alabama and Georgia
border, as well as a portion
of the Florida border.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Chattahoochee_River