Derrick Z. Jackson

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Derrick Z. Jackson is a periodic freelance contributor to The Maine Monitor. He is a fellow with the Union of Concerned Scientists.

He is co-author with Steve Kress of Project Puffin and The Puffin Plan. The latter book was the 2021 winner in Teen Nonfiction from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

A former Boston Globe columnist, Derrick has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Headliners Award. He has earned recognition from the National Association of Black Journalists, American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Outdoor Writers Association of America, Scripps Howard Award, and Maine Press Association.

Contact Derrick with questions or concerns: dzjacks@aol.com

A puffin soars through the air with a few fish between its beak.

Seal Island sees record number of breeding puffins

Elsewhere, there are reminders that seabirds in the Gulf of Maine remain highly vulnerable.

ByDerrick Z. Jackson

August 17, 2024

A puffin flies through the air with sand lance in its mouth.

Off the coast of Maine, puffins are rebounding and feasting on a new snack

As Project Puffin completes a milestone summer, uncertainties remain because of the effects of climate change.

ByDerrick Z. Jackson

August 30, 2023

a puffin flies through the sky with fish in its beak

Seabirds are on the rise on islands off Maine’s coast

After a devastating year caused in large part by climate change, a rapid resurgence in 2022 has research teams ecstatic.

ByDerrick Z. Jackson

September 18, 2022