We look forward to seeing
Click here to find out more.
We invite you to check out our executive director's blog for interesting stories about our progress and other information relating to our part of the world. Welcome!
Thank you for visiting our website! We need everyone's support to continue the progress we've already made toward building this exciting project for all the citizens of California's San Joaquin Valley.
Award-winning architect, Arthur Dyson, AIA, dean emeritus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, has designed a green, state-of-the-art educational Aquarium and research facility (rendering above) for the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Aquarius Aquarium Institute of Fresno - California's 5th largest city. We will be pursuing LEED® certification for the building upon completion. To view pictures of the site work click here.
The 10-acre site, a former Stewart and Nuss sand and gravel mine and asphalt plant location, was generously donated to the Institute by the Roy and Betty Jura family. It closed escrow in August 2006 after the Aquarium completed all of its environmental studies and received the unanimous approval of the Fresno County Planning Commission. The property overlooks Reach 1 of the San Joaquin River Restoration and is adjacent to Highway 99 at the northern entrance to the City and County of Fresno at the western end of the 3,500-acre San Joaquin River Parkway. see site photos & map
After the Fresno City Council unanimously voted on January 27, 2009 to amend the City's 2025 General Plan to include the Aquarium property, the City of Fresno received unanimous approval from the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) on April 15, 2009 to bring the project into its Sphere of Influence. This approval was required in order for us to extend City water and sewer lines to the Aquarium in the future.
All of these complicated steps require a great deal of political and monetary support and the Institute's Board of Directors and founders Tom and Aletha Lang are sincerely grateful for all that we've received thus far. We hope you will join us or continue your support in any way possible to help us make this important educational facility for the entire San Joaquin Valley a reality very soon!
Other Official Resolutions of Support:
Fresno City Council Supports Planned Aquarium by Proclamation Clovis Mayor Nathan Magsig Supports Planned Aquarium by Proclamation Sanger Mayor and Council Support Planned Aquarium by Resolution Madera County Supervisors Support Planned Aquarium by Resolution Visalia Mayor and Council Support Planned Aquarium by Resolution Aquarius Aquarium Institute's mission focuses on the education of our Central Valley school children, interpretive exhibits about California aquatic life past and present, ongoing scientific research and the aquarium propagation of endangered tropical marine life. The facility will feature a 2 million gallon Oceanarium as its centerpiece exhibit. What the Aquarium means to California's Central Valley:
All of this and coral reef species research too!
Before the building begins to take shape, In order to demonstrate grass-roots support and make this beautiful educational Aquarium in Fresno a reality, we need everyone to make a tax-deductible donation in any amount or become an Annual Charter Member today. We've made a lot of progress already and every new donation brings us that much closer to groundbreaking! Please join us.
Please Note: A PayPal account is not required to donate - just a credit or debit card! We gratefully accept:  or call us to donate with your check or credit card over the phone: You may also mail your check to: 5541 Columbia Drive North Fresno, CA 93727 The triangular wave logo is a registered trademark of Aquarius Aquarium Institute.
|
