MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A former Department of Natural Resources Secretary has died.
George Meyer served as DNR Secretary from 1993 to 2001. His 30-year career with the agency included negotiations to establish treaty hunting, fishing and gathering rights for Wisconsin Chippewa tribes.
His obituary cites acquisition of more than 142,000 acres of public land as among his accomplishments as secretary. Meyer grew up on his family’s farm in Calumet County, earned a degree in economics from St. Norbert College and a law degree at UW-Madison. Following his time with the DNR, Meyer served as executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation for more than two decades.
He died Wednesday in Madison from a rare form of prostate cancer. George Meyer was 78.