{"id":108547,"date":"2025-04-03T10:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=108547"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:36:27","slug":"teachers-on-the-tower-journey-to-frying-pan-shoals","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/teachers-on-the-tower-journey-to-frying-pan-shoals\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Discovery: Teachers on the Tower: Journey to Frying Pan Shoals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Erika Young with NC Sea Grant partnered with Richard Neal, owner of Frying Pan Tower to provide the first immersive scientific research and education experience for five teachers on the famous Frying Pan Tower. Join us to learn how these teachers spent a week living on top of this former US Coast Guard Light Station, located in Frying Pan Shoals, 32 miles out in the ocean south of Bald Head Island.<\/p>\n

Join us in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or watch the livestream on YouTube Live<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our Guest<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dr. Erika Young, Coastal and Marine Education Specialist NC Sea Grant
\nAdam Smith, Teacher, South Stanly Middle School
\nMegan Hardee, Teacher, Walton Academy<\/p>\n

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Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences\u2019 SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n