Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving out free seeds again this year as "Project Milkweed ...

Bring on the butterflies: The Tennessee Department of Transportation is relaunching its annual effort to protect vulnerable monarch butterflies by sending free milkweed seeds to anyone who wants them.

For an entire season, Emily Carter transformed a small corner of her backyard into a safe place for monarch butterflies.

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.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s National Pollinator Week, which marks the return of Project Milkweed and hopefully the return of more Monarch butterflies as they make their way across the country. Last ...

Girl Scout Troop 2565, based at Arrowhead School in Paradise Valley, has been rearing milkweed as part of a project to ...

For the upcoming Monarch Fest, the Monarch Research Project rears somewhere between 150 and 200 butterflies, which is only a small fraction of the thousands raised at the Marion research ...

The city hopes to provide support for the endangered species as it migrates for winter.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving out free seeds again this year as "Project Milkweed" returns for 2026. The popular program is aimed at helping ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — June 16 kicks off National Pollinator Week and the Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to help restore and preserve habitats of Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.