The New Mexico State Library is directing residents to the National Park Service’s Park Pumpkin Carving Challenge, which features park-inspired designs that can be used as pumpkin carving templates.
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Cover Photo Caption: Nothing says “scary” quite like a 2,000-pound furry mammal you’ve annoyed launching you into another dimension. Or the tree above. Either way, it comes with a thud. Talk about a smashing Halloween. Which is why we always recommend admiring bison from a safe distance. They’re magnificent, unpredictable, and not particularly interested in your Halloween costume. (Courtesy: National Park Service via Facebook)
Halloween pumpkin carvers looking for something beyond the traditional jack-o’-lantern can find inspiration in designs shared by the National Park Service and New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering.
The New Mexico State Library is directing residents to the National Park Service’s Park Pumpkin Carving Challenge, which features park-inspired designs that can be used as pumpkin carving templates.
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The library, a Federal Depository Library holding more than 13,000 National Park Service publications, is encouraging residents to explore the designs or create their own.
Templates and information are available through the National Park Service Pumpkin Carving Challenge and its pumpkin carving template gallery. [Just added: U.S. Forest Service]
Pumpkin Carving Stencils
Courtesy U.S. Forest Service (USDA)
Park Pumpkin Carving Templates
Courtesy U.S. National Park Service
NMSU College of Engineering
(via Facebook)
Closer to home, the NMSU College of Engineering is sharing its own pumpkin carving stencils and promoting a Halloween giveaway.
The college invited followers to choose a stencil and participate in its giveaway, directing them to the link in its social media biography for the designs and participation details.
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