Enviro group sues to block Trump’s face on parks pass

By Heather Richards | 12/10/2025 04:17 PM EST

The Trump administration launched new artwork for next year’s annual national park passes, including one with the president’s image.

President Donald Trump stands at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2020.

President Donald Trump stands at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2020, near Keystone, South Dakota. Alex Brandon/AP

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the National Park Service from putting President Donald Trump’s face on its annual visitation pass.

NPS recently announced new art for its America the Beautiful passes, which grant visitors yearlong access to parks and other public lands. That $80 ticket for residents, which currently features a scenic view of Glacier National Park, is to feature the faces of Trump and first president George Washington, under the administration’s current plan.

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But the environmental organization argues the new art would violate the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which mandates that the park pass art be chosen in an annual art contest used to educate the public about public land.

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