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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
to provide a place for children
and education

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Mar 1

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 to provide a place for education and learning for children and adults in the San Joaquin Valley. We’re building as donations come in.

We’d love for you to join us!!

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.

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Jan 20

Bringing the Ocean to Fresno

a bluff overlooking a rocky tide pool on California’s central coast

When people think of the Fresno Aquarium project, they often picture native freshwater species—river fish, wetlands, and the living systems that define California’s Central Valley. That foundation is essential. Our rivers…

Dec 23

At Christmas, Water Keeps Doing Its Work

river flowing past a tree without leaves toward large granite rocks on the distant bank

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…

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 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.