Parks being hit

Axios -   America's national parks — partially open despite the government shutdown — have become playgrounds for unsupervised visitors who are wreaking havoc on wildlife and fragile ecosystems.

• Some of America's most beloved spots are at risk of permanent damage...

Rowdy thrill-seekers have been illegally BASE jumping off of Yosemite's towering granite peaks, a recipe for disaster in a park that's experienced at least 25 accidental deaths from climbers falling, particularly during bad weather.

• The National Park Service told Axios that one of the stone walls at Gettysburg's Devil's Den was toppled in mid-October, desecrating a historic military landmark. Read on.