The E. O. Wilson Biophilia Center will be sponsoring a public forum on the proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in Florida state waters.

The forum will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the South Walton High School Auditorium, 645 Greenway Trail, off State Road 331 South, Santa Rosa Beach.

Presenters at the forum will be David Mica, executive director of the Florida Petroleum Council; Eric Draper, executive director of Audubon of Florida; David Rancourt, a partner with the Southern Energy Group and lead advocate for Florida Energy Associates; and David McLain, former oil spill planner and trainer with the Marine Spill Response Corp. and current consultant to Apalachicola Riverkeeper.

After the presentations, there will be an opportunity for questions from the audience.