Halloween has come and gone, the World Series is over, Thanksgiving isn't too far off...and the recovery efforts are ongoing at National Park System units in the Caribbean.

Chainsaws have been getting quite the workout in the Caribbean, where National Park Service crews have been cutting and stacking wood as they've cleared roads and trails at Virgin Islands National Park and at other National Park System units there.

A month after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean and parts of the Atlantic Coast, all National Park Service sites in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remain closed through the foreseeable future due to unsafe and hazardous conditions.

Damage inflicted by the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria could keep Virgin Islands National Park virtually closed for six months to a year, according to the National Park Service's Caribbean superintendent. When the five other parks in the Caribbean reopen depends largely on when the islands' power grids are restored and fuel becomes available, he added.