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• • communities. However, CCES recognizes that some of the aspen stands should remain intact, as these young woodland stands do provide limited ecological functions and aesthetic values, and serve as useful visual screens of adjacent residential structures and industrial land uses. Rare Plant Populations One population of tubercled rein - orchid (Platanthera flava — Minnesota Endangered) was located within a wet prairie remnant located in the northern portion of the property. Seventy -five individuals were detected within the wet prairie remnant, and their locations were recorded with a sub -meter accuracy GPS unit (see Figure 5). This population is protected under Minnesota Statutes, Section 84.0895 by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR), and the conservation development plan avoids impacts to this population and incorporates management strategies to enhance the wet prairie habitat that contains these rare orchids. Additionally, one population of Clinton's bulrush (Scirpus clintonii — Minnesota Special Concern) was growing in association with the tubercled rein - orchid. Although species designated as Special Concern are considered rare to the state, such species are not legally protected by Minnesota Statutes 84.0895. The Preserve Conservation Development - Restoration and Management Plan 11