California hermit crabs like these Pagurus samuelis at Aquarius Aquarium Institute are resourceful recyclers of the tidepool. Instead of making their own shells, they rely on empty snail shells or formerly lived-in shells for protection. As they grow, they must search for a better fit—often inspecting, testing, and sizing up the shells of their neighbors …
Sea stars may look slow and simple, but beneath their arms is a hidden world of remarkable engineering. Each sea star has hundreds of tiny tube feet lining the grooves on the underside of its arms. These flexible, suction-tipped structures help the sea star walk, cling to rocks in pounding surf, and even open tightly …
Fire and Rain, a popular, local five-member band, will perform familiar songs from the ’70s and beyond at our annual Charter Member Dinner on Sunday, October 5th at the Sunnyside Country Club. Become a Charter Member or renew your Charter Membership today to receive your invitation to this exclusive event!
Fresno and Clovis high school Salmon and Trout Team students Colton, Cedar, Deven and Kelsie we mentored at CART (Center for Advanced Research and Technology), spent a day on the San Joaquin River releasing the baby Chinook salmon they hatched out and grew in their classroom aquarium. On another day, they visited the new Salmon …
We’re busier than ever in 2025 as we visit Pre-K and elementary grade classrooms throughout the Fresno/Clovis metropolitan area as well as surrounding communities in the San Joaquin Valley with our ever-popular Teaching Tidepools® program. Seeing the student’s faces as they interact with our two educators and the tidepool animals themselves …
Dakotah, Ashlee, Christian, Alex, Abril, Harley and Haylee, the Fresno and Clovis junior and senior high school students we mentored this year at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), are keeping a saltwater coral reef aquarium in their classroom and learning positive, cutting-edge techniques for land-based coral propagation and care. Also, by participating …
A groundbreaking new study published in Nature has revealed that rivers around the world are quietly releasing large amounts of ancient carbon into the atmosphere — carbon that had been locked away in soil, sediment, and even rocks for centuries to millennia. This discovery could change how scientists understand the global carbon cycle and how …
Spring 2024 – Fresno and Clovis high school students at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology’s environmental lab (CART) who are mentored by Aquarius Aquarium Institute released baby rainbow trout they raised from eggs in their classroom aquariums into the Kings River, just below Pine Flat Dam. By regularly testing the water in the …
Charter Members enjoyed a delicious dinner at the Sunnyside Country Club this year.
Fresno guitarist extraordinaire Benjamin Napoles will provide the entertainment for our 2023 Charter Member Dinner on Sunday, October 1st at the beautiful Sunnyside Country Club. Become a Charter Member or renew your Charter Membership today. We’d love to see you there!
