Carrie Madren is a freelance journalist with 10 years of reporting, writing, and editing experience.
Bounty on Your Balcony
Urban dwellers find a fresh harvest in container gardening
Art of Africa - Maryland Life magazine
Sixth grader Rey Robinson looks up and considers the 10-foot-tall, woven basket-like object looming from the corner, its two curving points tied together at the top. “This looks like a fort, like they threw spears through the opening,” he says.
Thank Uncle Sam for life-saving bone marrow transplants | AAAS ...
Thank Uncle Sam for life-saving bone marrow transpl...
Blogs | AAAS MemberCentral
Blogs | AAAS MemberCentral
Senior Care is Having a Moment
A surge of seniors will soon change U.S. population dynamics.
A Clean Water Act - Maryland Life magazine
Back in the 1950s and 60s, former State Senator Bernie Fowler remembers wading out chest-deep into the Patuxent River near his home seeing crabs scuttling by his feet. Now, "wade-in" tests reveal murkier times.
Stop-Motion Master | The University of Virginia Magazine
Stop-Motion Master | The University of Virginia Mag...
Playing It Too Safe? | Parks and Recreation Magazine
Playground safety inspectors’ work is a child’s dream job.
Bankers learn climate science
At the woods' edge, small groups of HSBC technology managers, armed with clipboards and measuring tapes, meticulously determine the circumference of specially tagged trees down to a tenth of an inch. ...
Alien Invasion! | American Forests
Brought to the U.S. from all corners of the globe, invasive, non-native plant species are taking over ecosystems across the nation. Can the combined efforts of concerned citizens and government agencies keep this invasion of alien species at bay?
A Stand-Up Sport - Maryland Life magazine
SUP may be the next best thing to walking on water