Potential threats to C. atherodes populations include mowing, invasive species, shading by woody vegetation, and nutrient run off from agricultural fields. It is unknown how much of a threat these will have on populations of C. atherodes.

Mowing should not occur adjacent to marshes and ponds where C. atherodes occurs. Invasive species should be controlled if they are negatively impacting populations. Succession of the habitats where C. atherodes occurs should be monitored and controlled if it is determined that succession will negatively impact populations.

Populations only known from historical records in western and eastern New York need to be surveyed to determine if these populations are still extant. Likely habitat needs to be surveyed in northern New York to determine if C. atherodes is more common than previously believed.