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“What is the timeline for the Fresno Aquarium?”
This is by far the number one question we hear. (And please understand no one wants it faster than we do!) We live in an age of immediacy. We order something on Amazon…
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is being built on our 10 acres along Hwy 99
overlooking the San Joaquin River
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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 to provide a place where children and adults in the San Joaquin Valley can learn, explore, and discover. We’re building as donations come in.
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Every gift, no matter the size, brings us that much closer to being able to expand our current popular educational outreach programs to all the kids who will come through the doors of our very first building.
Building DEBT-FREE takes longer, but protects the project and the land that was donated to us. 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.
From the Minnesota Zoo to the Fresno Aquarium: Why We Won’t Exhibit Whales or Dolphins
When people ask me where my passion for aquariums began, my answer goes back even farther than the Minnesota Zoo.
More Than Touch Tanks: How Kyle’s Kids Will Demonstrate the Power of Clean Indoor Air
When most people imagine the future Kyle’s Kids Adventure Area at the Fresno Aquarium, they picture children reaching into touch tanks, discovering fascinating aquatic animals, and exploring interactive exhibits designed to spark curiosity.
What the Klamath’s Salmon Disease Crisis Can Teach Us About the San Joaquin River
Photo: Summer Burdick, USGS
Recent reports from the Klamath River reveal a troubling challenge facing juvenile salmon. Scientists have found that many young Chinook salmon are becoming infected with a microscopic parasite called Ceratonova shasta, a disease that attacks the digestive tract and can be fatal to young fish before they ever reach the ocean.
A Better Future for California Water Starts with More Water, Not More Conflict
Rendering © https://OceanWellWater.com/pilot-test
For decades, California’s water debates have often been framed as a competition.
North versus South.
Cities versus farms.
People versus fish.
The Fresno Aquarium believes there is a better way.
10-year Groundbreaking Anniversary
Ten years ago today, supporters of the nonprofit Aquarius Aquarium Institute gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for what would become the Fresno Aquarium’s very first physical construction on our donated property along Highway 99 overlooking the San Joaquin River.
Bill Thornbury and Tom Lang on the Ray Appleton Show
Bill Thornbury, the multi-talented musician and actor who wrote Livin’ It Up In The Inland Sea as the Fresno Aquarium’s theme song and Tom Lang, executive director, talked with Ray Appleton on April 28, 2026…
A New Perspective: Wildfire Impact on the San Joaquin River
California officials are raising concerns about elevated wildfire risk across the San Joaquin River watershed this year, as warm temperatures, dry fuels, and reduced snowpack set the stage for another challenging fire season.
Building an Aquarium the Right Way
Every so often someone asks a fair question: Why does a project like the Fresno Aquarium take so long?
The short answer is that we’re building it the same way many of the great…