While the most influential moments in a student’s life may come from classroom discussion or instruction, the memories that last the longest are often grounded in experiences that happen outside the classroom. Dickinson State University’s (DSU) Science and Range Clubs left their classrooms and the cold weather behind last month to travel the Gulf Coast studying coastal and swamp ecology and touring local ranches and farms. Their adventure took them through Louisiana and Texas Jan. 15-23, 2021, and included stops in rural areas as well as cities, like Corpus Christi and New Orleans.