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Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Wildflower Festival
Lebanon, TN · Arts & Culture
- When
- April 29 – May 2, 2027
- Where
- Cedars of Lebanon State Park, 328 Cedar Forest Rd · Lebanon · TN
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
This multi-day festival at Cedars of Lebanon State Park is co-hosted with the Center for Cedar Glade Studies at MTSU and centers on the park's rare limestone cedar glade ecosystem, with guided walks on wildflowers, birds, butterflies and geology. The event was renamed in 2008 for Vanderbilt ecologist Elsie Quarterman, who researched the glades for decades.
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This multi-day festival at Cedars of Lebanon State Park is co-hosted with the Center for Cedar Glade Studies at MTSU and centers on the park's rare limestone cedar glade ecosystem, with guided walks on wildflowers, birds, butterflies and geology.
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