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.

State residents now have a chance to get free native milkweed seeds and pollinator-friendly plants through the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Project Milkweed, a program designed to restore ...

The monarch is possibly the most famous species of butterfly. ©Kate Besler/Shutterstock.com Most of us would undoubtedly picture a monarch if asked to imagine a butterfly, recognized by their vivid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the ...

RADNOR LAKE STATE PARK, Tenn. (WTVF) — Peak migration season has arrived for monarch butterflies, and they're now passing through Tennessee on their journey south. But these iconic black and orange ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monarchs are becoming extinct, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving away milkweed seeds to replenish the dwindling monarch population ...

Three times a year volunteers in Middle Tennessee get together to conduct a census of butterflies, or a butterfly count. "It's another way to look at what's happening in the world around us," Nancy ...

When people think of pollinators, they often think of the monarch butterfly with its instantly recognizable orange, black and white wings. "Pollination and butterflies and the conservation surrounding ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The iconic orange and black Monarch butterfly has landed on an international endangered species list. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has put ...

From playful River Otters and sleek Sand Tiger Sharks to toothy American Alligators, there are certain animals that are undeniably iconic members of the Tennessee Aquarium’s living collection. But ...

Most of us would undoubtedly picture a monarch if asked to imagine a butterfly, recognized by their vivid orange wings veined with black and known for their incredibly long migration patterns. While ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the pollinator's population and sole source of food and habitat, milkweed, ...