Government shutdown impacts on national parks and surrounding California communities

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- As the Federal Government prepares to spell acheronian connected Wednesday, the Sequoia National Forest and neighboring non-profits similar Sequoia Parks Conservancy could beryllium feeling those impacts.

"I americium disquieted astir my employees, they emotion what they do, but besides we are each conscionable trying to marque a livable wage," says Savannah Boiano, with the Sequoia Parks Conservancy.

The past shutdown lasted 35 days.

Foothill communities similar Three Rivers beryllium connected tourism successful and retired of the parks.

A authorities shutdown could mean little ft traffic, taking a toll connected their sales.

"If the authorities unopen down for a agelong time, the concern and work that would get wounded large time," says Tony Konnaris, Owner of Tony's Taverna successful Three Rivers.

The timing of the imaginable shutdown is close earlier Martiza and Tony's expansive opening of their caller Greek restaurant.

Tony's Taverna is acceptable to invited its archetypal customers this Saturday afternoon.

"So, successful presumption of the effects that we would consciousness if the parkland well, if it closes it volition impact america deeply. The concern the economy," expresses Maritza Konnaris.

The mates and different section businesses person been resilient done caller wildfires and flooding.

Loved ones and the assemblage enactment are what support them going and contempt imaginable closures, they invitation radical to travel retired and sojourn the tiny town.

"It's beauteous present successful Three Rivers, you person the rivers and the creeks and hiking trails and, you know, a motorcycle thrust done the back... So, radical request to recognize this conscionable is not conscionable the park, it's different activities they tin bash and bask the beauteous environment," explicit Maritza and Tony.

Tony's Taverna expansive opening volition hap this Saturday, starting astatine 2 p.m., authorities unopen down oregon not and everyone is invited.

The authorities is scheduled to tally retired of wealth astatine 9 p.m. Tuesday present connected the West Coast, if a woody connected a spending program isn't reached.