Overview
- The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Interior and Agriculture departments over the 2026 pass artwork.
- The complaint says a contest-winning Glacier National Park photo was displaced by a close-up of President Trump and a George Washington portrait, with the Glacier image moved to a new nonresident pass.
- Interior unveiled the redesign on Nov. 25 as part of changes that include new graphics and resident-only patriotic fee-free days such as June 14.
- The suit alleges violations of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act’s public-participation and photo contest requirements.
- The annual pass remains $80 for U.S. residents and the new nonresident version is $250, a shift the department defends as ensuring U.S. taxpayers enjoy affordable access.