Set in the beautiful garden of long-time Charter Member, Janie Jurkovich, our fun 2022 Charter Member Dinner brought everyone together once again to enjoy a delicious meal, hear some great music, celebrate all the Institute has accomplished in our local schools in the current year and receive the latest progress update on our journey to …
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Betty Jane Jura
Betty Jane Jura, age 94, of Fresno, California passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. Betty was born June 13, 1928 in Fort Madison, Iowa. She and her husband Roy first donated 5, then 10 acres of their land to the Fresno Aquarium in 2006. Betty Jane Wood married Roy Jura in 1950 and were …
Birthday Parties
We often post about our Teaching Tidepools® program that brings living California sea creatures to local school classrooms, but we’re also excited when we can reach children in their own homes at birthday parties! Contact us today to find out how you can have cool tide pool animals along with our fun, interactive program come to …
How Did Non-Native Fish Get Here?
In the section of the San Joaquin River that runs between Fresno and Madera counties, there is a long history of non-native fish plantings dating back to the 1870s. Just five years after the “Golden Spike” was driven into the final section of track that completed the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, Dr. Livingston Stone of …
2022 CART Students Release Trout Raised in Their Classroom into Kings River
The 2022 CART high school students we mentor released their baby trout into the Kings River today! Read more and see the slides…
Teaching Tidepools 2021 – 2022
This current school year is going strong for our educational outreach programs!
CART Students Excited About Raising Salmon
Charter Members of Aquarius Aquarium Institute make all our current programs possible. The students we mentor at the Center for Advanced Research & Technology (CART)…
California’s Altered Rivers
A major focus for the Institute in planning the Fresno Aquarium are the important messages we want to impart to the general public.
2019 Charter Member Dinner
We celebrated our 2019 Charter Member Dinner on September 29 with music by Deja Blues.
Our Educational Outreach Continues All Summer
Aquarius Aquarium Institute’s California tide pool animals make the rounds visiting numerous summer programs throughout Fresno, Clovis and many of our under-served rural communities. Our engaging educational outreach focuses on our aquatic world and instills a sense of responsibility in the students we reach with our conservation message. Of course we are always looking forward …