From left, Colin Starkevich, Joel Nicholson, Amber Coderre, Randy Lehr and JoLynn Parenteau sit in front of the titular piece of 'Forever Grasslands' during an E-talk on Wednesday evening.--NEWS PHOTO ANNA SMITH

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Lovers of arts and ecology alike gathered at the Esplanade on Thursday to celebrate the beauty and resilience of the prairies.

Built around the exhibition of Colin Starkevich’s work, titled “Forever Grasslands,” the E-talk featured a series of five panelists with different connections to the natural world that surrounds Medicine Hat and covers much of southern Alberta. Panelists consisted of Starkevich, biologist Joel Nicholson, rancher Randy Lehr, SEAWA executive director Amber Coderre and Métis culture educator and knowledge keeper JoLynn Parenteau.

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