Herbicides destroy rare orchids on federal land

FARGO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the killing of endangered flowers near Lisbon by herbicides. About 200 Western prairie fringed orchids were destroyed in the Sheyenne National Grasslands, U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Bryan Stotts said Thursday. He said the Ransom County Weed Board was spraying in the area last week.

By: By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun