Building on 25 Years of Learning — Farewell to 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, the faces tell the story best.
Curiosity. Confidence. Joy. These expressions – captured in classrooms, around our touch tank, and on field trips focused on…
Fresno Aquarium
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At Christmas, Water Keeps Doing Its Work
For the last several weeks in Fresno, visible water has slowed down.
The days are shorter. Mornings have been arriving quietly, regularly blanketed by our famous Tule Fog, while our rivers move a little differently – cooler, calmer, reflective. It’s a season that invites us to pause and…
Building the Fresno Aquarium – What the Property Looks Like Today
Every major community project begins the same way—with an empty site and a…
Where Fresno’s Water Begins — A Drop’s Journey from the Sierra
Every glass of water in Fresno, Clovis and surrounding communities begins its journey high in the…
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.
New Herndon Ave Railroad Undercrossing Starts Construction
This pair of new Herndon Ave railroad undercrossings will make access to the Fresno Aquarium easier.
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.
2024 Charter Member Dinner
On October 6. 2024, we celebrated our annual Charter Member Dinner at the beautiful Sunnyside Country Club with entertainment by Fresno-favorite Ed Burke.
2023 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…
Friant Dam Water Goes Over 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.