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June 4, 2013 – The Fresno Aquarium would like to suggest a gift idea for both grads and dads – a concrete block! We know it’s not as sexy as a new sports car or a night out on the town, but…
May 4, 2013 – Every so often we receive inquiries asking whether the Fresno Aquarium has plans to exhibit large ocean mammals such as whales and dolphins. It is important for people to know that we have never had plans to exhibit marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, dolphins or whales. The Fresno Aquarium project is not…
April 14, 2013 – Passers-by on Highway 99 at the northern entrance to Fresno have noticed orange safety fencing around the Fresno Aquarium property this week and we’ve been getting many interested phone calls inquiring about what is going on.
January 12, 2013 – Aquarius Aquarium Institute is pleased to announce that Lawrence Nye Andersen Associates of Fresno has agreed to provide mechanical engineering, plumbing, fire sprinkler, heating, ventilation and air conditioning design for our Fresno Aquarium basement project.
December 28, 2012 – Have you ever heard of a CMU? A Concrete Masonry Unit is a block that can be lifted by an individual and easily placed to become a part of a much larger wall of a building…
November 27, 2012 – Today, Aquarius Aquarium Institute founders Tom and Aletha Lang visited Edison High School students in west Fresno to answer questions regarding the students’ design for the Fresno Aquarium.
September 2, 2012 – Thanks to the generosity of our Charter Members, donors and sponsors, and especially to a $12,000 dedicated gift from Tessa and Nick Cavelletto, our structural engineer. Bob Parrish, PE of Parrish Hansen, Incorporated has completed the structural plans for the Phase One basement of the Fresno Aquarium.
August 11, 2012 – Work continues to progress on the structural engineering for Phase One of the Fresno Aquarium. After great meetings with Bob Parrish, PE of Parrish Hansen Incorporated, a local Clovis-based engineering firm, detailed final designs for the basement portion of Phase One are anticipated to be completed this month.
One of our favorite annual fundraisers is our fireworks stand in front of the Dante Club just down the street from the site of the future Fresno Aquarium on North Grantland Avenue.
