US EditionFeds Says Stickers Covering Trump’s Face on National Parks Passes Could Invalidate Them
The Department of Interior now invalidates 2026 National Park passes altered with stickers, citing security and fraud prevention concerns amid protests and high sticker demand.
- On January 5, the U.S. Department of the Interior updated its 'void if altered' rules to explicitly flag stickers and coverings as alterations that could invalidate 2026 National Parks passes.
- Opponents of President Donald Trump planned sticker protests targeting his pass image, while Boulder artist Jenny McCarty, Sage Leaf Studio, sold $6 stickers since Dec. 10, receiving nearly 8,000 orders.
- The internal email states `Defacing the pass in any way, including writing on it or adding stickers or other coverings, is a form of altering the pass`, and Park Service employees note they have accepted passes with retailer stickers like REI’s, raising enforcement questions.
- Park Service employees warned the change could slow entry lines, while park visitors who alter passes risk being turned away despite payment; the story was updated on Jan. 6 with Jenny McCarty's warning.
- The change comes amid a lawsuit filed last month by the Center for Biological Diversity, environmental groups' objections in the past year, and a budget bill proposing sales of 0.5% to 0.75% of 438 million acres managed by BLM and USFS.
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Feds says stickers covering Trump’s face on national parks passes could invalidate them
Placing a sticker over President Donald Trump’s face on a 2026 National Parks pass could invalidate it, according to updated rules from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
A sticker covering Trump’s face could now void your national park pass
SF Gate reported New Interior Department guidance says stickers or coverings on national park passes may invalidate them, amid protests over Donald Trump’s image. Read on www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/sticker-covering-trump-void-national-park-pass-21278091.php
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