Interior agency gives employees "vision cards" depicting oil rigs
The Bureau of Land Management is directed by law to open the 245 million acres of public land in its care to many uses, like grazing and mineral extraction, in addition to recreation and conservation.
But it is up to each new administration to decide which parts of the BLM's "multiple use" mission to emphasize to the public. Recently, the Trump team sent out a clear signal of its priorities.
The bureau has begun distributing an unusual new accessory for some of its employees to wear: A card with an image of an oil rig on one side and cattle ranching on the other.
The "vision cards," as the bureau refers to them, reflect the office's renewed focus on energy and agricultural development on public lands under President Trump. Under the Obama administration, the BLM promoted recreation and conservation on public lands, but this imagery has receded from its official messaging over the past year. Juliet Eilperin and I first reported on the cards Thursday.
The words on the cards, in addition to the images, are telltale too, using words like "customers" and "stakeholders." On the side with two men riding horses with herding dogs and cattle in the background, the bureau says its goal is to “improve accountability to our stakeholders, and deliver better service to our customers.”
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and my actual reaction? 
