Welcome to Aquarius Aquarium Institute’s new website! If you have visited us before, you may recall that our old website was, well, in need of updating to say the least.
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Water Plants, Food and Literature
Maybe you are wondering why I’m writing about plants for an aquarium blog; after all, aquariums are places you go to see animals, not plants.
Fishkeeping as Ecology
Fish keepers are aware that their pets require specific conditions.
Living Sea Creatures at the Big Fresno Fair
The nonprofit Aquarius Aquarium Institute is thankful for the ongoing support of Aqua Sports dive shop in Fresno as owner Mike Sahakian once again shares half of his booth space with our organization.
2012 Charter Member Dinner
Aquarius Aquarium Institute Charter Members were the very first to see the engineered plans for the Phase One Fresno Aquarium basement at our annual free Charter Member dinner held on Sunday, September 30.
Seven classes of Teaching Tidepools
This summer, Aquarius Aquarium Institute worked with the Sanger Unified School District’s LEAP (Learning, Enrichment & Activities Programs) to tailor our Teaching Tidepools to accommodate more than 600 students participating in their summer program.
San Joaquin River Restoration Final Program Environmental Impact Statement/Report Released
The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources today released their Final Program Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the San Joaquin River Restoration. The joint document describes the direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of implementing the NRDC, et al., v. Rodgers, et al. Settlement that resolved more than 18 years of litigation related …
California Tide Pool Animals Visited Bluff View
Just upstream on the San Joaquin River from our future Fresno Aquarium location, Bluff View Private Preschool overlooks the river and provides a great place for Fresno children to learn before entering elementary school.
4th of July Fireworks Booth
Once again, Aquarius Aquarium Institute volunteers braved the blazing heat to staff our annual Kyle’s Kids fireworks stand. But selling over $10,000 worth of safe and sane fireworks for 4th of July celebrations is just one part of this effort.
Environmental laws delay San Joaquin River Restoration
It is ironic that the laws put in place to mitigate environmental impacts are actually slowing the river restoration process down for the very environmental groups that support these laws.
