Monthly Programs & Conservation Presentations
Our monthly programs highlight current conservation research, regional bird science, habitat protection efforts, and practical ways individuals can support birds and ecosystems. These presentations connect our community with leading experts and reinforce our commitment to conservation through education and engagement.
UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County
3740 Stefani Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Featured Program
September 24, 2026 Monthly Program
The September meeting of the Francis M. Weston Audubon Society featured presentations from conservation and community organizations working throughout Northwest Florida. Presenters shared updates on shorebird conservation, environmental stewardship, nesting birds, community cleanups, citizen science, and opportunities for local involvement.
Florida Audubon Shorebirds
Florida Audubon Shorebirds
Florida Audubon presents a shorebird nesting update, highlighting current nesting activity, conservation efforts, challenges facing shorebird populations, and work being done to protect Florida’s shorebirds and their nesting habitat.
Ocean Hour FL
Ocean Hour FL
Ocean Hour presents an overview of its organization, mission, and community conservation efforts. The organization brings volunteers together to help keep Northwest Florida’s beaches, coastlines, and waterways clean and healthy through regular cleanups and other environmental projects.
Keep Pensacola Beautiful
Keep Pensacola Beautiful
Keep Pensacola Beautiful presents an overview of its organization, mission, history, and community programs. The organization works with community partners to promote environmental stewardship, education, collaboration, and programs that improve the environmental quality and beauty of Escambia County.
Nestival Pensacola
Nestival Pensacola
Nestival Pensacola presents an overview of the organization and its efforts to support nesting birds in the Pensacola area. The presentation highlights the importance of suitable nesting habitat, community education, and opportunities to become involved in supporting our local nesting birds.
Night Walkers
Night Walkers
Night Walkers presents an overview of its organization, field research, and conservation activities. With the motto “Fieldwork for Everyone,” Night Walkers provides opportunities for members of the public to participate directly in biological field research, citizen science, habitat monitoring, and wildlife conservation.
Past Programs
Endangered Beach Mice in the Southeastern United States - Jordan Wingate
Endangered Beach Mice in the Southeastern United States
The Florida Black Bear - David Jacob
The Florida Black Bear
David Jacob
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
As Northwest Florida grows, encounters with black bears occur more and more. It’s important to learn all we can about these amazing animals in order to better understand how to coexist with them.
The presentation delves into the history, biology, and behavior of the black bear. It also covers the basics of managing human-bear conflict, including securing attractants, pet safety, and how to effectively deter bears from a property.
Mr. Jacob has worked with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission as the West Panhandle Area Bear Biologist for four years.
He has an undergraduate degree in zoology and a master’s degree in environmental management from Duke University.
Prior to working with bears, he worked with several other species, including iguanas, sea turtles, and wolves.
Alabama Birdlife and the Climate Crisis
Alabama Birdlife and the Climate Crisis: Changes, Challenges, and Choices
We are very excited to welcome native son, Dr. Scot Duncan, back to Pensacola for what is sure to be an enlightening presentation.
Dr. Duncan takes us on a deep dive into what scientists have learned about the ways southeastern birds are being affected by climate change — and whether and how they are adapting.
We’ll also learn ways in which individuals can help birds during these critical times.
Why Alabama birds? Because Alabama birds are Florida birds, are Mississippi birds, are Georgia birds, and so on. Bird conservation does not recognize state lines, and what affects one region affects us all.