SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- As the Federal Government prepares to go dark on Wednesday, the Sequoia National Forest and neighboring non-profits like Sequoia Parks Conservancy could be feeling those impacts.

"I am worried about my employees, they love what they do, but also we are all just trying to make a livable wage," says Savannah Boiano, with the Sequoia Parks Conservancy.

The last shutdown lasted 35 days.

Foothill communities like Three Rivers depend on tourism in and out of the parks.

A government shutdown could mean less foot traffic, taking a toll on their sales.

"If the government shut down for a long time, the business and service that would get hurt big time," says Tony Konnaris, Owner of Tony's Taverna in Three Rivers.

The timing of the possible shutdown is right bef

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