Tri-Cities briefs

Prairie Fest returns

Campton Township's 3rd Annual Prairie Fest is planned for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Corron Farm, 7N761 Corron Road. The free event includes hayrides, antique tractors, nature exhibits, and a savanna tour, among other attractions. Information also will be available on the township's open space program and volunteer opportunities. For more information, call (630) 377-5705.

Free CPR class

The St. Charles Countryside Fire Protection District will present free cardiopulmonary resuscitation training at 9 a.m. Saturday at Wayne Village Hall, 5N430 Railroad St. The class is open to all district residents, but seating is limited. To register, call (630) 377-4458.

NCC studies Great Lakes

Former Newsweek correspondent and environmental journalist Peter Annin will speak Monday at Naperville's North Central College about the need to manage the Great Lakes as argued in his 2006 book "The Great Lakes Water Wars." North Central's international focus this year centers on global climate change with attention to North America and the Great Lakes region. Annin's talk is open to the public at 7:30 p.m. in North Central's Meiley-Swallow Hall, 31 S. Ellsworth St. For details, call (630) 637-5276.

AAUW to talk plants

The Tri-Cities branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 for a program, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." It will be a discussion on plants and shrubs led by conservationist/natural history expert Jack Shouba at Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva. He will discuss how some garden and landscape plants are desirable, while others are overpowering and aggressive. Shouba, who now teaches at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, will also discuss how to recognize and improve natural areas, such as wetlands, woodlands and prairies. A guided tour of Peck Farm follows. New members are invited to th is free program. Call Jan McPeak at (630) 584-3431 for more information.