KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — June 17 kicks off National Pollinator Week and the Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to help restore and preserve habitats of Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. MARION — The Monarch Research Project will distribute free milkweed and pollinator seed to Linn County ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) said it has halted all online orders for free milkweed seed as part of its Project Milkweed due to high demand. Project ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

If you’ve ever wanted to create a home for a baby monarch butterfly, it’s the season to plant in South Carolina. Residents who want to attract monarch butterflies in their yard and give them a place ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s National Pollinator Week, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving people the chance to help monarch butterflies. From June 16-22, TDOT will give away ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The popular Project Milkweed has returned, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Last year, Project Milkweed distributed nearly 780,000 seed packets ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is offering free milkweed seeds as part of an effort to support pollinator populations across the state, during National Pollinator Week.