Charlotte and her husband Bill moved from Travis County to Washington County in 2006 to live on family land she inherited, the Quebe Farm, established in 1887. She learned about the Texas Master Naturalist program from extension agent Larry Pierce when she explored changing her land from ag exemption to wildlife exemption. She enrolled in the training class and found instant community, and long-time friendships with classmates Judy Deaton and Cindy Rodibaugh. And she was one of the first in Washington county to attain wildlife exemption status.
Prairies, prairie restoration, native grasses and wildlife management are her loves when it comes to master naturalist interests. Cattle have been off her pasture for 30 years, so she has watched the prairie recover and now finds a forest is growing on that land. She and Bill received awards for prairie restoration, including a Lone Star Land Steward award for the Blackland Prairie ecoregion in 2010, Wildlife Conservationist Award from the Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District in 2013, and recognition in 2021 at a Managing for Livestock Symposium sponsored by AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Bill passed away suddenly in December 2025 and Charlotte plans to carry on with several projects they had begun for the outbuildings on the farm. And she continues to develop and maintain trails for prairie and riparian tours.
Early GLC chapter activities include being a Native Prairie Project leader and working with the greenhouse projects at Brenham High School and later at Blinn College for which members germinated seeds, grew and then sold the plants. Her most current GLC activity is hosting groups for prairie walks. Charlotte is also Secretary of the Washington County Wildlife Society. 8 GLC Tidings April 2026 Another of Charlotte’s delights is using the old family farmhouse as a bed-and-breakfast or short-term rental. Some guests have been coming to her place for many years! Watch the GLC event schedule for future prairie and riparian tours at Quebe Farm; you are in for a treat!