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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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Nov 18

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, large and small, 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.

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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.

Oct 15

2022 Charter Member Dinner

guests enjoying charter member dinner outdoors

Every year, we thank our generous Charter Members with a FREE dinner! Click here for more photos.

It’s Charter Members and Donors just like you who make our current nonprofit educational programs in our schools possible and keep the Fresno Aquarium project moving forward! Many of our Charter Members are also Donors to the Fresno Aquarium and know how important it is to support both current and future programs.

Aug 23

Betty Jane Jura

Betty Jane Jura, age 94, of Fresno, California passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. Betty was born June 13, 1928 in Fort Madison, Iowa.

She and her husband Roy first donated 5, then 10 acres of their land to the Fresno Aquarium in 2006.

Betty Jane Wood married Roy Jura in 1950 and were farmers as they raised their children, Scott, Teri and Keith.

Aquarius Aquarium Institute Charter Members will always remember the fun Charter Member dinners on the front lawn of the Jura residence, just downstream from the Fresno Aquarium property and the enthusiastic support that Betty and Roy had for the Aquarium project from its very beginnings.

Dec 31

You Exceeded Our 2021 Goal – Surpassing 2,000 Blocks Sold!

December 31, 2021 – Generous year-end donors succeeded in surpassing our 2021 goal of having 2,000 blocks with names on them!

There is a counter on this website that is updated every time someone puts their name on a concrete block and we’re very grateful to all the generous donors who are continuing to support this nonprofit project for the benefit of our entire Valley ever since our long-time friend Lynn Hock-Napoli put her name on the very first block…

Jan 12

$300,000 Milestone Reached

January 12, 2020 – As 2019 was coming to a close, we had our eyes on a pending milestone. Would our donors push us over the $300,000 mark in our From the Ground Up Capital Campaign?

Thanks to year-end gifts from some very generous people, we are happy to report that we exceeded our goal!

Aug 31

A Place for our Community

August 31, 2019 – As donations both small and large come in, the nonprofit Aquarius Aquarium Institute is building the Fresno Aquarium to be not only our future home, but also to be a center of activity for the entire central San Joaquin Valley community.