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Fresno Aquarium

designed by Fresno’s own
world-renowned architect
Arthur Dyson, FAIA
is being built on our 10 acres along Hwy 99
overlooking the San Joaquin River

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May 6

Welcome

You have the power to make a significant impact!

Generous Donations from People Like You to our From the Ground Up capital campaign are building the nonprofit Fresno Aquarium along the San Joaquin River DEBT-FREE into the future!

We’d love for you to join us!!

Every gift, no matter the size, brings us that much closer to opening our very first building.

This is why the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Aquarius Aquarium Institute urgently needs your tax-deductible support right away to continue the progress donors just like you have already made toward building this exciting project.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dec 9

What Is a Flood Pulse and Why It Matters to Rivers

A “flood pulse” is one of the most important — and least understood — natural processes that shape healthy rivers. After heavy rain or snowmelt, water spreads across a river’s floodplain, soaking into soils, replenishing groundwater, and reconnecting seasonal wetlands. These temporary expansions of the river are essential drivers of life.

Apr 16

2025 Teaching Tidepools School Program


Your support of the Fresno Aquarium project helps expand our current educational programs like this one! Our exciting outreach is establishing quality, science-based educational opportunities today and for our Valley’s future.

Oct 22

2023 Charter Member Dinner

People enjoying our annual Charter member Dinner

Charter Members enjoyed a delicious dinner at the Sunnyside Country Club this year. Members and guests watched and listened to an update on our current programs and the Fresno Aquarium project and also had plenty of time to socialize while listening…

Jul 30

Friant Dam Water Goes Over Spillway

San Joaquin River water going over Friant Dam spillway

Photo by Charter Member Carol Maul

July 2023 – Snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada mountain range just to the east of Fresno sent water cascading into the San Joaquin River this summer, causing Millerton Lake to rise to the top of Friant Dam and over its spillway.

Jan 14

Atmospheric Rivers

San Joaquin River at high water flow San Joaquin River at high flow at the Fresno Aquarium property, January 2023

 

As a series of Atmospheric Rivers once again bring large amounts of rain and snow to California this winter, the San Joaquin River along the Fresno Aquarium property is currently flowing high and fast.

Oct 26

Tom Lang on
The Ray Appleton Show
10-26-22

Our executive Director, Tom Lang, appeared on KMJ radio’s The Ray Appleton Show today to give an update on the Fresno Aquarium project and address the Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s plan to add an Aquarium building within the Zoo inside Roeding Park in about 10 years.