(Photo Courtesy Ray Bloxham, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) The BLM has scuttled its plans to sell oil and gas leases on 87,000 acres of scenic public land near Canyonlands and Arches national parks, including parts of Hatch Canyon, at its Sept. 28 auction. The city of Moab and Grand County had urged BLM to cancel the sale, citing the importance of these lands to the local recreation economy.