On December 5, 2008, the Service's Twin Cities Ecological Services Field Office completed its 5-year review of the status of the western prairie fringed orchid.  The orchid inhabits remnants of tallgrass prairie from extreme southern Manitoba to Missouri and Kansas and is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.  As a result of this review, TCFO has recommended that the orchid remain federally threatened due to unresolved threats to the species, a few of which have arisen since the species was listed in 1989.  In addition, TCFO has recommended several actions that should be taken to advance the conservation of this species and plans to work with the other Service offices, the recovery team, and other partners to refine and implement this list of actions.