THIS PROJECT WILL TEACH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW POLLUTION PREVENTION PROTECTS WATER QUALITY IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER, ACTIONS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN TAKE TO PREVENT POLLUTION, AND HOW RIPARIAN ZONES PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND OFFER HABITAT. THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE POLLUTION PREVENTION EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EVENTS AND OUTREACH. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT FIVE STAFF AND THE COST OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THIS PROJECT FULFILLS THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM GOAL OF PROMOTING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT OR KNOWLEDGE.