Coastal Georgia Marshes

Many people that have traveled to Atlanta, feel that they have seen the state of Georgia. Coastal Georgia, though, is an entirely different landscape from Atlanta.

Coastal Georgia is comprised of multiple barrier islands. The country is very low, and flat. The marshes contain tall grasses, and plants. Rivers run in a type of maze through them. Marshes are wetlands that offer a continuous flood plain. Water runs in and out of the marshes with the tide, so the view varies according to the time of day.

The coastal marshes are sometimes also called salt marshes. This is because there is an influx of water from the Atlantic Ocean. The water is actually brackish. Brackish water happens when sea water and fresh water meet, and the saline of the ocean water is diluted.

Marshes are important wildlife habitats. Shrimp, fish, crabs, marsh rabbits, raccoons, and other creatures are fun to watch for. We like to walk on a trail, and watch the hundreds of tiny crabs as they scurry into the mud.