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This photo provided by Steve Travers shows Josie Pickar, Kiana Sayler and Megan Okke gathering soil samples near western prairie fringed orchids on Monday, June 17, 2024, near Gardenton, Manitoba. (Steve Travers via AP)

This photo provided by Steve Travers shows Josie Pickar, Kiana Sayler and Megan Okke gathering soil samples near western prairie fringed orchids on Monday, June 17, 2024, near Gardenton, Manitoba. (Steve Travers via AP)

This July 9, 2024 photo provided by Steve Travers shows Josie Pickar and Kiana Sayler recording GPS coordinates of a western prairie fringed orchid on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, near Gardenton, Manitoba. (Steve Travers via AP)

This July 9, 2024 photo provided by Steve Travers shows Josie Pickar and Kiana Sayler recording GPS coordinates of a western prairie fringed orchid on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, near Gardenton, Manitoba. (Steve Travers via AP)

A bloom of the western prairie fringed orchid is seen Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid is a threatened species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

A bloom of the western prairie fringed orchid is seen Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid is a threatened species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

This photo provided by Steve Travers shows Trinity Atkins extracting DNA from a sample of a western prairie fringed orchid on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill. (Steve Travers via AP)

This photo provided by Steve Travers shows Trinity Atkins extracting DNA from a sample of a western prairie fringed orchid on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill. (Steve Travers via AP)

The western prairie fringed orchid is seen blooming on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid has declined due to loss of its native prairie habitat, among other factors, and is classified as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

The western prairie fringed orchid is seen blooming on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid has declined due to loss of its native prairie habitat, among other factors, and is classified as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)