Posted 2/20/24

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has been awarded the Pollinator Roadside Management Award for 2023 by the North American Pollinator Partnership Campaign.

The award is given to agencies leading the field in pollinator-friendly roadside practices.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation was recognized, alongside the Partners for Pollinators Working Group, for its continuing improvement of Tennessee’s roadside maintenance practices.

Additionally, Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Working Group were lauded for their public education efforts and pursuit of partnerships to make an ecological impact.

Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Pollinator Habitat Program and the Partners for Pollinators Working Group is a partnership between four state agencies (Transportation, Environment & Conservation, Agriculture, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency) as well as several Tennessee universities and nonprofit partners.

The North American Pollinator Partnership Campaign is the largest non-profit in the world dedicated to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems.