Irish national park twins with Yosemite
Wild Nephin National Park in Mayo has been twinned with Yosemite National Park in California in a five-year sister park agreement. Pictured on the day of the twinning, Cicely Muldoon (Superintendent at Yosemite National Park) and Catriona Ryan (NPWS Director of National Parks and Nature Reserves) at Wild Nephin National Park. Picture: Michael McLaughlin
The centenary of diplomatic relations between Ireland the United States has been highlighted by the signing of a five-year agreement between two national parks - Wild Nephin in Co Mayo and Yosemite in California.
Connemara National Park already has a twinning agreement with Terra Nova in Newfoundland, Canada, while Killarney National Park is linked with Glacier National Park in the American state of Montana.
